Animalia > Mollusca > Cephalopoda > Oegopsida > Ommastrephidae > Sthenoteuthis > Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Sthenoteuthis pteropus (orangeback squid)

Synonyms: Architeuthis megaptera; Ommastrephes megaptera; Ommastrephes pteropus; Ommatostrephes pteropus

Wikipedia Abstract

Sthenoteuthis pteropus, also known as the orangeback flying squid or orangeback squid, is a species of cephalopod in the family Ommastrephidae. It is native to tropical parts of the Atlantic Ocean where it is found to depths of about 200 m (656 ft).
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Attributes

Speed [1]  2.684 MPH (1.2 m/s)

Prey / Diet

Thysanoteuthis rhombus (diamond squid)[2]

Predators

Elagatis bipinnulata (Hawaiian salmon)[3]
Feresa attenuata (Pygmy Killer Whale)[3]
Xiphias gladius (Swordfish)[2]

Consumers

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1"Pelagic Fishes and Their Macroplankton Prey: Swimming Speeds", Sergey M. Ignatyev, Proceedings • Forage Fishes in Marine Ecosystems, Alaska Sea Grant College Program, AK-SG-97-01, 1997, p. 31-39
♦ 2CephBase - Cephalopod (Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish and Nautilus) Database
♦ 3Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 4Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0