Nototodarus

Description

General: Both arms IV strongly hectocotylized in males.

Geographic Information

Habitat description: Demersal squid found sitting on or swimming near the ocean floor on continental or island shelves and slopes.

Ocean range (global): The three recognized species are found only in the Indo-Pacific region.

Additional Information

References

Encyclopedia of Life

Tree of Life

World Register of Marine Species

National Center for Biotechnology Information

Dunning, M.C. and E.C. Förch (1998). A review of the systematics, distribution and biology of arrow squids of the genus Nototodarus Pfeffer, 1912 (Cephalopoda: Ommasterphidae). In: Systematics and biogeography of cephalopods, edited by N. A. Voss, M. Vecchione, R. B. Toll, and M. J. Sweeney. Smithsonian Institution Press,Washington D.C., 393-404.