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Swordtip squid
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Myopsida
Family:	Loliginidae
Genus:	Uroteuthis
Species:	U. edulis
Binomial name
Uroteuthis edulis (Hoyle, 1885)

The Swordtip squid, known formally as Uroteuthis edulis, is a species of squid from the genus Uroteuthis.

Description

Uroteuthis edulis was first described by William Evans Hoyle in 1885.

The lifespan of the species is ~1 year, and the length of the species is between 15 and 30 centimeters. The species is distributed across the Pacific Ocean, and has been documented off the coast of Australia and China.

This species is a very important source of revenue for many fishers, especially those in southern Japan and the eastern Tsushima Strait. Sometimes this squid is eaten alive (lively squid) in northwestern Kyushu, Japan.

References

1. taxonomy. "Taxonomy browser (Uroteuthis edulis)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
2. "ADW: Uroteuthis edulis: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
3. "Uroteuthis edulis (Hoyle, 1885)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
4. "Uroteuthis edulis (Uroteuthis edulis) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service". www.fws.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
5. ^ "Uroteuthis edulis, Swordtip squid : fisheries". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
6. Yamaguchi, T., Takayama, K., Hirose, N., & Matsuyama, M. (2020). Relationship between empirical water temperature and spring characteristics of swordtip squid (Uroteuthis edulis) caught in the eastern Tsushima Strait. Marine Biology Research, 16(2), 93–102. https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2020.1712420

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