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Systematic position and reproduction of squid of the genus Alloteuthis (Cephalopoda: Loliginidae) in the eastern Mediterranean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2002

Vladimir Laptikhovsky ,
Alp Salman ,
Bahadir Önsoy  and
Tuncer Katağan
Vladimir Laptikhovsky
Affiliation:
Falkland Islands Government Fisheries Department, PO Box 598, Stanley, Falkland Islands, E-mail: vlaptikhovsky@fisheries.gov.fk
Alp Salman
Affiliation:
Ege University, Faculty of Fisheries, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey, E-mail: salman@sufak.ege.edu.tr
Bahadir Önsoy
Affiliation:
Ege University, Faculty of Fisheries, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey, E-mail: salman@sufak.ege.edu.tr
Tuncer Katağan
Affiliation:
Ege University, Faculty of Fisheries, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey, E-mail: salman@sufak.ege.edu.tr
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Abstract

Squid of the genus Alloteuthis from the Aegean Sea and eastern Mediterranean were identified as A. media. It is not possible to distinguish A. media from A. subulata by relative fin length. Both ‘species’ are probably intraspecific forms. Egg size varied from 1·5 to 2·3 mm. Oocyte maturation in the ovary occurs in batches. The potential fecundity is some 1000–4000 eggs, most of these being released during continuous spawning accompanied by female growth.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 82 , Issue 6 , December 2002 , pp. 983 - 985
Copyright
© 2002 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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