Doryteuthis opalescens, Opalescent inshore squid : fisheries
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Doryteuthis opalescens   (Berry, 1911)

Opalescent inshore squid

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Mexico country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Isla Guadalupe and Bahia Asuncion, Baja California (Ref. 865). C: Ref. 865; R: Ref. 1667.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Turgeon, D.D., J.F. Quinn Jr., A.E. Bogan, E.V. Coan, F.G. Hochberg, W.G. Lyons, P.M. Mikkelsen, R.J. Neves, C.F.E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F.G. Thompson, M. Vecchione and J.D. Willams, 1998
National Database:

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Cephalopoda | Myopsida | Loliginidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic; depth range 20 - 180 m (Ref. 275).  Tropical, preferred 13°C (Ref. 107945); 62°N - 26°N, 172°W - 112°W (Ref. 112699)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific. Tropical to boreal.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 19.2 cm ML male/unsexed; (Ref. 94063); 17.9 cm ML (female); max. published weight: 148.00 g (Ref. 94063); max. published weight: 148.00 g

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Caught by brails and night lights and pumps and night lights. Individual behavior: pale coloration indicates relaxation while dark, high contrast chromatic elements indicate alertness; protracted inking occurs after an abrupt stop from a backward jetting squid; in swimming, drag is reduced from the tightening of fin curvature which reduces the fin span relative to the average fin chord; fins and arms were used to maneuver. Schooling and shoaling: schools at night were tighter than during the day (Ref. 94861).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Mating and egg-laying occur at daylight (Refs. 94843, 94849), egg beds found at depths of 20-60 m (Ref. 94843).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen. 1984. (Ref. 275)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 July 2015

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 8.2 - 11.9, mean 9.2 (based on 23 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1).
Prior r = 0.93, 95% CL = 0.61 - 1.39, Based on 2 data-limited stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649): Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Low.
Nutrients :  Calcium = 126 [75, 177] mg/100g; Iron = 4.79 [1.67, 7.92] mg/100g; Protein = 15.5 [13.7, 17.4] %; Omega3 = 0.414 [0.262, 0.566] g/100g; Selenium = 57.8 [48.5, 67.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.97 [0.92, 3.02] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.

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