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Gonatidae
The Gonatidae, also known as armhook squid, are a family of moderately sized squid. The family contains about 19 species in three genera, widely distributed and plentiful in cold boreal waters of the Pacific Ocean. At least one species is known from Antarctic waters, and two from the North Atlantic. The genus '' Eogonatus'' was created for the species known as '' Eogonatus tinro'' because it did not have hooks on the tentacular club and it has 5 rows of teeth on the radula. Molecular studies in allozymes and mitochondrial DNA have indicated that this species nests within the genus '' Gonatus'', although other authorities treat it as a synonym of '' Gonatopsis okutanii''. Description Morphologically, armhook squid are fairly uniform: all species are characterised by the suckers of their arms, which are arranged in four rows (series) rather than the typical count of two. In most species, the arm's two mesial rows of suckers have been modified into hooks and the tentacular clu ...
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Eogonatus Tinro
''Gonatopsis'' is a genus of squid from the Family (biology), family Gonatidae. They are characterised by the loss of their tentacles by the time they have reach the subadult stage. They have Cephalopod arm, arms which have two series of hooks along the midline of the oral surface arms, the radula has five or seven teeth, the Mantle (mollusc), mantle can be muscular or flabby, fins are rhomboid or arrow shaped and they lack photophores. They are found in the North Pacific. Species The following species have been classified as belonging to ''Gonatopsis'': *''Gonatopsis borealis'' Sasaki, 1923 *''Gonatopsis japonicus'' Okiyama, 1969 *''Gonatopsis makko'' Okutani & Nemoto, 1964 *''Gonatopsis octopedatus'' Sasaki, 1920 *''Gonatopsis okutanii'' * Nesis, 1972 The species listed above with an asterisk (*) is a ''taxon inquirendum'' and needs further study to determine if it is a valid species or a synonym. References

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Berryteuthis Magister3
''Berryteuthis'' is a genus of squid in the family Gonatidae, comprising two known species. The two members differ greatly in size, with '' B. anonychus'' and '' B. magister'' reaching mature mantle lengths of and respectively. In both members, photophores are absent. Species *''Berryteuthis anonychus'' ( Pearcy & Voss, 1963), minimal armhook squid *''Berryteuthis magister'' (Berry, 1913) **''Berryteuthis magister magister'', magister armhook squid **''Berryteuthis magister nipponensis'' **''Berryteuthis magister shevtsovi ''Berryteuthis magister'', also known as the magister armhook squid, commander squid or schoolmaster gonate squid, is a medium-sized squid in the family Gonatidae. It is found in cold, high latitude waters of the North Pacific where it is among t ...'' References External linksTree of Life web project: ''Berryteuthis'' Gonatidae Taxa named by Adolf Naef Cephalopod genera {{squid-stub ...
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Berryteuthis Magister
''Berryteuthis magister'', also known as the magister armhook squid, commander squid or schoolmaster gonate squid, is a medium-sized squid in the family Gonatidae. It is found in cold, high latitude waters of the North Pacific where it is among the most numerous squid species recorded. There are three recognised subspecies of ''B. magister''. The type locality of all three is Japan, although specimens have been recorded as far east as the Aleutian Islands. Description The cylindrical bodies of magister armhook squid are muscular with very soft reddish brown skin. Like all gonatids, the suckers of their arms are arranged in four rows or ''series''. But unlike other gonatids it is in females only that the suckers are modified into hooks; these hooks are on the mesial rows of the dorsal arms only. The clubs at the end of both tentacles are covered in 20 rows of suckers; these are smaller in ''B. magister nipponensis''. The wing-like fins at the rear of the body are rather lar ...
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Magister Armhook Squid
''Berryteuthis magister'', also known as the magister armhook squid, commander squid or schoolmaster gonate squid, is a medium-sized squid in the family Gonatidae. It is found in cold, high latitude waters of the North Pacific where it is among the most numerous squid species recorded. There are three recognised subspecies of ''B. magister''. The type locality of all three is Japan, although specimens have been recorded as far east as the Aleutian Islands. Description The cylindrical bodies of magister armhook squid are muscular with very soft reddish brown skin. Like all gonatids, the suckers of their arms are arranged in four rows or ''series''. But unlike other gonatids it is in females only that the suckers are modified into hooks; these hooks are on the mesial rows of the dorsal arms only. The clubs at the end of both tentacles are covered in 20 rows of suckers; these are smaller in ''B. magister nipponensis''. The wing-like fins at the rear of the body are rather larg ...
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Berryteuthis
''Berryteuthis'' is a genus of squid in the family Gonatidae, comprising two known species. The two members differ greatly in size, with '' B. anonychus'' and '' B. magister'' reaching mature mantle lengths of and respectively. In both members, photophores are absent. Species *'' Berryteuthis anonychus'' ( Pearcy & Voss, 1963), minimal armhook squid *''Berryteuthis magister'' (Berry A berry is a small, pulpy, and often edible fruit. Typically, berries are juicy, rounded, brightly colored, sweet, sour or tart, and do not have a stone or pit although many pips or seeds may be present. Common examples of berries in the cul ..., 1913) **'' Berryteuthis magister magister'', magister armhook squid **'' Berryteuthis magister nipponensis'' **'' Berryteuthis magister shevtsovi'' References External linksTree of Life web project: ''Berryteuthis'' Gonatidae Taxa named by Adolf Naef Cephalopod genera {{squid-stub ...
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Gonatopsis
''Gonatopsis'' is a genus of squid from the family Gonatidae. They are characterised by the loss of their tentacles by the time they have reach the subadult stage. They have arms which have two series of hooks along the midline of the oral surface arms, the radula has five or seven teeth, the mantle can be muscular or flabby, fins are rhomboid or arrow shaped and they lack photophores. They are found in the North Pacific. Species The following species have been classified as belonging to ''Gonatopsis'': *''Gonatopsis borealis'' Sasaki, 1923 *''Gonatopsis japonicus'' Okiyama, 1969 *''Gonatopsis makko'' Okutani & Nemoto, 1964 *''Gonatopsis octopedatus'' Sasaki, 1920 *''Gonatopsis okutanii'' * Nesis, 1972 The species listed above with an asterisk (*) is a ''taxon inquirendum In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at leas ...
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Eogonatus
''Gonatopsis'' is a genus of squid from the family Gonatidae. They are characterised by the loss of their tentacles by the time they have reach the subadult stage. They have arms which have two series of hooks along the midline of the oral surface arms, the radula has five or seven teeth, the mantle can be muscular or flabby, fins are rhomboid or arrow shaped and they lack photophore A photophore is a specialized anatomical structure found in a variety of organisms that emits light through the process of boluminescence. This light may be produced endogenously by the organism itself (symbiotic) or generated through a mut ...s. They are found in the North Pacific. Species The following species have been classified as belonging to ''Gonatopsis'': *'' Gonatopsis borealis'' Sasaki, 1923 *'' Gonatopsis japonicus'' Okiyama, 1969 *'' Gonatopsis makko'' Okutani & Nemoto, 1964 *'' Gonatopsis octopedatus'' Sasaki, 1920 *'' Gonatopsis okutanii'' * Nesis, 1972 The species listed a ...
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Gonatopsis Okutanii
''Gonatopsis'' is a genus of squid from the Family (biology), family Gonatidae. They are characterised by the loss of their tentacles by the time they have reach the subadult stage. They have Cephalopod arm, arms which have two series of hooks along the midline of the oral surface arms, the radula has five or seven teeth, the Mantle (mollusc), mantle can be muscular or flabby, fins are rhomboid or arrow shaped and they lack photophores. They are found in the North Pacific. Species The following species have been classified as belonging to ''Gonatopsis'': *''Gonatopsis borealis'' Sasaki, 1923 *''Gonatopsis japonicus'' Okiyama, 1969 *''Gonatopsis makko'' Okutani & Nemoto, 1964 *''Gonatopsis octopedatus'' Sasaki, 1920 *''Gonatopsis okutanii'' * Nesis, 1972 The species listed above with an asterisk (*) is a ''taxon inquirendum'' and needs further study to determine if it is a valid species or a synonym. References

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Tentacular Club
All cephalopods possess flexible limbs extending from their heads and surrounding their cephalopod beak, beaks. These appendages, which function as muscular hydrostats, have been variously termed arms, legs or tentacles. Description In the scientific literature, a cephalopod ''arm'' is often treated as distinct from a ''Tentacle#Tentacles in invertebrates, tentacle'', though the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, often with the latter acting as an umbrella term for cephalopod limbs. Generally, arms have suckers along most of their length, as opposed to tentacles, which have suckers only near their ends.Young, R.E., M. Vecchione & K.M. Mangold 1999Cephalopoda Glossary Tree of Life web project. Barring a few exceptions, octopuses have eight arms and no tentacles, while squid and cuttlefish have eight arms (or two "legs" and six "arms") and two tentacles.Norman, M. 2000. ''Cephalopods: A World Guide''. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. p. 15. "There is some confusion around the ...
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Squid
A squid (: squid) is a mollusc with an elongated soft body, large eyes, eight cephalopod limb, arms, and two tentacles in the orders Myopsida, Oegopsida, and Bathyteuthida (though many other molluscs within the broader Neocoleoidea are also called ''squid'' despite not strictly fitting these criteria). Like all other cephalopods, squid have a distinct head, Symmetry (biology)#Bilateral symmetry, bilateral symmetry, and a mantle (mollusc), mantle. They are mainly soft-bodied, like octopuses, but have a small internal skeleton in the form of a rod-like gladius (cephalopod), gladius or pen, made of chitin. Squid diverged from other cephalopods during the Jurassic and occupy a similar Ecological niche, role to teleost fish as open-water predators of similar size and behaviour. They play an important role in the open-water food web. The two long tentacles are used to grab prey and the eight arms to hold and control it. The beak then cuts the food into suitable size chunks for swal ...
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Cephalopod Arm
All cephalopods possess flexible limbs extending from their heads and surrounding their beaks. These appendages, which function as muscular hydrostats, have been variously termed arms, legs or tentacles. Description In the scientific literature, a cephalopod ''arm'' is often treated as distinct from a ''tentacle'', though the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, often with the latter acting as an umbrella term for cephalopod limbs. Generally, arms have suckers along most of their length, as opposed to tentacles, which have suckers only near their ends.Young, R.E., M. Vecchione & K.M. Mangold 1999Cephalopoda Glossary Tree of Life web project. Barring a few exceptions, octopuses have eight arms and no tentacles, while squid and cuttlefish have eight arms (or two "legs" and six "arms") and two tentacles.Norman, M. 2000. ''Cephalopods: A World Guide''. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. p. 15. "There is some confusion around the terms ''arms'' versus ''tentacles''. The numerous l ...
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Gonatus
''Gonatus'' is a genus of squid in the family Gonatidae The Gonatidae, also known as armhook squid, are a family of moderately sized squid. The family contains about 19 species in three genera, widely distributed and plentiful in cold boreal waters of the Pacific Ocean. At least one species is known f ..., comprising twelve species, and therefore containing the most species in the family. Adult squid belonging to species in this genus are notable for their lack of tentacles. The genus contains bioluminescent species. Species References Bioluminescent molluscs Taxa named by John Edward Gray Cephalopod genera {{squid-stub ...
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