REVIEW OF THE SYSTEMATICS AND ECOLOGY O F OCEANIC SQUIDS
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7. Calliteuthis meleagroteuthis Chun, 1910a
Neleagroteuthis Boylei Pfeffer, 1900
Meleagroteuthis Hoylei of Pfeffer (1900, 1908a, 1912), Joubin (1924)
and Adam, (1954) are synonyms of this species but not C. hoylei of
Berry (1912d). It has been recorded from Fonseca Bay, western
Central America (Pfeffer, 1900, 1908a, 1912), Oregon (Pearcy, I965),
East Luzon in the Philippines (Voss, 1963a), East Indies (Adam, 1954)
and from the North Atlantic (Joubin, 1924) and has been taken between
0-695 m (Joubin, 1924; Voss, 1963a). The largest specimen collected
has a mantle length of 6.6 cm.
8. Calliteuthis miranda Berry, 19 18
This species has been recorded from off Victoria (Berry, 1918),
New South Wales (Allan, 1945) and Tasmania (Allan, 1945) and from
the southern Indian Ocean (Dell, 1959a). The type was an adult
female with a mantle length of 14.0 cm but the other five specimens
were juvenile. The adult was caught with an open net fished to about
500 m.
9. Calliteuthis reversa Verrill, 1880a
Calliteuthis meneghinii Pfeffer, 1912
Stigdoteuthk Verrilli Pfeffer, 1912
Stigmatoteuthis Chuni Joubin, 1920
Voss and Voss (1962) have published a list of previously described
specimens which they regard as belonging to this species and the author
has restricted his treatment to these records. They include under
several synonyms, records from the western !North Atlantic (Verrill
1880a, 1882c; Pfeffer, 1912; Joubin, 1924; Johnson, 1934; Voss, 1958;
Voss and Voss, 1962), the Azores (Joubin, 1924), the eastern North
Atlantic (Russell, 1909, 1922; Joubin, 1920), off Senegal (Adam, 1960c)
and the western Mediterranean (Naef, 1923; Degner, 1925; Morales,
1958; Torchio, 1962). Although they have been taken in open nets
fished to 5 270 m, Degner (1925) found that 15.9% of the specimens in
17.1% of hauls were taken at less than about 30 m (65 m of wire out),
61.3% of specimens in 54.3% of hauls at about 30-150 m (65-300 m
of wire out) and 22.7% of specimens in 28.5% of hauls at more than
about 150 m (300 m of wire out). This would suggest a rather shallower
habitat for the small sizes (sampled by Degner) than has often been
supposed for this species.
The indices given by Voss and Voss (1962), if plotted, show that,
during growth, the mantle and fin become relatively narrower, the
arms relatively longer and the head and fin relatively shorter. However,
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7. Calliteuthis meleagroteuthis Chun, 1910a
Neleagroteuthis Boylei Pfeffer, 1900
Meleagroteuthis Hoylei of Pfeffer (1900, 1908a, 1912), Joubin (1924)
and Adam, (1954) are synonyms of this species but not C. hoylei of
Berry (1912d). It has been recorded from Fonseca Bay, western
Central America (Pfeffer, 1900, 1908a, 1912), Oregon (Pearcy, I965),
East Luzon in the Philippines (Voss, 1963a), East Indies (Adam, 1954)
and from the North Atlantic (Joubin, 1924) and has been taken between
0-695 m (Joubin, 1924; Voss, 1963a). The largest specimen collected
has a mantle length of 6.6 cm.
8. Calliteuthis miranda Berry, 19 18
This species has been recorded from off Victoria (Berry, 1918),
New South Wales (Allan, 1945) and Tasmania (Allan, 1945) and from
the southern Indian Ocean (Dell, 1959a). The type was an adult
female with a mantle length of 14.0 cm but the other five specimens
were juvenile. The adult was caught with an open net fished to about
500 m.
9. Calliteuthis reversa Verrill, 1880a
Calliteuthis meneghinii Pfeffer, 1912
Stigdoteuthk Verrilli Pfeffer, 1912
Stigmatoteuthis Chuni Joubin, 1920
Voss and Voss (1962) have published a list of previously described
specimens which they regard as belonging to this species and the author
has restricted his treatment to these records. They include under
several synonyms, records from the western !North Atlantic (Verrill
1880a, 1882c; Pfeffer, 1912; Joubin, 1924; Johnson, 1934; Voss, 1958;
Voss and Voss, 1962), the Azores (Joubin, 1924), the eastern North
Atlantic (Russell, 1909, 1922; Joubin, 1920), off Senegal (Adam, 1960c)
and the western Mediterranean (Naef, 1923; Degner, 1925; Morales,
1958; Torchio, 1962). Although they have been taken in open nets
fished to 5 270 m, Degner (1925) found that 15.9% of the specimens in
17.1% of hauls were taken at less than about 30 m (65 m of wire out),
61.3% of specimens in 54.3% of hauls at about 30-150 m (65-300 m
of wire out) and 22.7% of specimens in 28.5% of hauls at more than
about 150 m (300 m of wire out). This would suggest a rather shallower
habitat for the small sizes (sampled by Degner) than has often been
supposed for this species.
The indices given by Voss and Voss (1962), if plotted, show that,
during growth, the mantle and fin become relatively narrower, the
arms relatively longer and the head and fin relatively shorter. However,