First records of egg masses of Nototodarus gouldi McCoy, 1888 (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae), with comments on egg-mass susceptibility to damage by fisheries trawl

Steve O'Shea*, Kathrin S. Bolstad, Peter A. Ritchie

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Abstract

The egg mass and embryos of the ommastrephid squid Nototodarus gouldi McCoy, 1888 are reported for the first time, their identity confirmed by mitochondrial 16S rDNA sequence determination. The egg mass is a free-floating gelatinous sphere of at least 1.5 m diameter and contains an estimated several thousand randomly distributed eggs; similar egg masses recorded from north-eastern New Zealand waters of 1.0-2.0 m diameter are reported. Observed fluctuations in populations for this and other squid species may be a partial result of trawl damage to the egg masses.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)161-166
Number of pages6
JournalNew Zealand Journal of Zoology
Volume31
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cephalopoda
  • Egg mass
  • Nototodarus
  • Ommastrephidae
  • Trawling

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