Systematic position and reproduction of squid of the genus Alloteuthis (Cephalopoda: Loliginidae) in the eastern Mediterranean
Articles > Article · 2002
Authors: Vladimir Laptikhovsky, Mehmet Alp SALMAN, Bahadir Önsoy, Tuncer Katağan
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, International, WoS, 2002, vol 82, pp 983-985
DOI: 10.1017/s0025315402006483
Summary
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.