Abralia similis

Abralia similis is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod that occurs in equatorial and subtropical Pacific Ocean waters south of the Kuroshio Current, and is known from the waters of Papua New Guinea, Japan, Kiribati and Tonga. This species exhibits sexual dimorphism, with females reaching mantle lengths of 17โ€“30 mm in length and males only reaching 17โ€“22 mm mantle lengths. Male spermatophores are relatively long, at 5.2โ€“7.7 mm in length. Females have small oocytes, at only 1.0 mm in length.

Abralia similis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Enoploteuthidae
Genus: Abralia
Subgenus: Pygmabralia
Species:
A. similis
Binomial name
Abralia similis
Okutani & Tsuchiya, 1987[2]

References

  1. Barratt, I. & Allcock, L. (2014). "Abralia similis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T163274A992817. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163274A992817.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. Julian Finn (2016). "Abralia (Pygmabralia) similis Okutani & Tsuchiya, 1987". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 3 March 2018.


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