Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India

Mated Shiny bird squid, Ornithoteuthis volatilis Sasaki, 1915 (Cephalopoda:
Ommastrephidae), in the southeastern Arabian Sea

Volume 66 Issue 1

K. K. Sajikumar, M. P. Rajeeshkumar, P. Laxmilatha, M. Hashim, N. Saravanane and V. Venkatesan

10.6024/jmbai.2024.66.1.2458-07

Abstract

Shiny bird squid is a nerito-oceanic species of squid distributed in the Indo-West Pacific oceans. Two individuals of female Shiny bird squid,Ornithoteuthis volatilis, from the Arabian Sea collected by trawl catch are reported. The dorsal mantle length of the individuals was 148 mm and 76 mm, with a body weight of 46 g and 28 g, respectively. The maturing female had 13 implanted spermatangium, located on the aboral surface of the third left arm. The length of the implanted spermatangium ranged from 1.10 to 1.38 mm. The current study proposes additional research to better understand the species population and fisheries potential in the Arabian Sea.

Keywords

Spermatangium, Arabian Sea, Spawning ground, Mating, Oceanic squid

Date : 09-05-2024