Todarodes Explained

Todarodes is a genus of flying squid from the subfamily Todarodinae, of which it is the type genus. The genus contains five species which are partially allopatric but between them their distributions encompass most of the world's oceans and seas. These squid have a funnel groove with foveola, a hectocotylised fourth arm and tentacular stalks which lack free trabeculae.^[1]

Species

The following species are members of Todarodes, with their vernacular names:^[2]

• Todarodes angolensis Adam, 1962 Angolan flying squid
• Todarodes filippovae Adam, 1975 Antarctic flying squid
• Todarodes pacificus (Steenstrup, 1880) Japanese flying squid
• Todarodes pusillus Dunning, 1988 little flying squid
• Todarodes sagittatus (Lamarck, 1798) European flying squid

Notes and References

1. Web site: . . amp . 2011 . Todarodes Steenstrup 1880. Version 30 November 2011 (under construction) . The Tree of Life Web Project.
2. Book: P. Jereb . C.F.E. Roper . 2010 . Cephalopods of the World an Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cephalopod Species Known to Date Volume 2 Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids . Food and Agriculture Organization Rome . 978-92-5-106720-8 . 322–333 .