A very short lived (1 year) species it has a pair of long feeding tentacles and four pairs of shorter tentacles at its anterior end. Its skin varies moderately in color, ranging from light pink or brown to brick red, with a dark dorsal stripe on its mantle

At a glance

Habitat Typically found at depths from 50–200 metres off the coasts and shelves of Australia and New Zealand, although it can go as deep as 825 meters. Juveniles are sometimes found just off coasts
Size They have a mantle length of up to around 40cm and the tentacles are around 18cm long
Origin Native
Distribution Australia and New Zealand
Descriptions
Distribution
Australia and New Zealand
Habitat
Typically found at depths from 50–200 metres off the coasts and shelves of Australia and New Zealand, although it can go as deep as 825 meters. Juveniles are sometimes found just off coasts
Size
They have a mantle length of up to around 40cm and the tentacles are around 18cm long
Common Name Gould's Squid
Aliases arrow squid,
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassCephalopoda
SubclassColeoidea
SuperorderDecapodiformes
OrderOegopsida
SuperfamilyCranchioidea
FamilyOmmastrephidae
GenusNototodarus
SpeciesNototodarus gouldi
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