Doryteuthis roperi

Doryteuthis roperi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Myopsida
Family: Loliginidae
Genus: Doryteuthis
Species:
D. roperi
Binomial name
Doryteuthis roperi
(Cohen, 1976)
Synonyms[1]
  • Doryteuthis (Doryteuthis) roperi (Cohen, 1976)
  • Loligo roperi Cohen, 1976

Doryteuthis roperi, commonly known as the roper inshore squid, is a small-sized species of squid in the Loliginidae family. It has a maximum mantle length of 72 mm (2.8 in).[2] It is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean; the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, at a depth of between 45 and 304 m (148 and 997 ft).[3]

Anatomy

Doryteuthis roperi has a long, slender mantle and rhombodial shaped fins.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Doryteuthis roperi". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b CEPHALOPODS-Vol2.vp (fao.org)
  3. ^ First Documentation of the Roper Inshore Squid, Loligo roperi (Cohen 1976), in the Gulf of Mexico


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