Nototodarus sloanii
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Nototodarus sloanii
| Nototodarus sloanii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Coleoidea |
| Order: | Teuthida |
| Suborder: | Oegopsina |
| Family: | Ommastrephidae |
| Genus: | Nototodarus |
| Species: | N. sloanii |
| Binomial name | |
| Nototodarus sloanii (Gray, 1849) |
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Nototodarus sloanii is a species of squid commonly known as the New Zealand arrow squid or Wellington flying squid. N. sloanii is a favoured prey species of a number of marine mammals and diving birds. For example, New Zealand Arrow Squid is an important food source for the endangered Yellow-eyed Penguin, Megadyptes antipodes.[1] Furthermore, N. sloanii is sought by trawler fishermen for human consumption; in this trawling process Australian Sea Lions are frequently killed since they prey upon N. sloanii.[2]
References
- ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Yellow-eyed Penguin: Megadypes antipodes, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
- ^ Nick Gales, Nicholas Gales, Mark Hindell and Roger Kirkwood. 2003. Marine Mammals: Fisheries, Tourism and Management Issues, CSIRO Publishing, ISBN 0-643-06953-4, ISBN 978-0-643-06953-4 446 pages
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