Maximum life span: 1.5 to 2 years in females and 3 to 3.5 years in males (Ref. 2525).Neither pelagic nor fully benthic. Inhabits circumlittoral zone and upper bottoms of bathyal systems (Ref. 2504).Exhibits benthic behavior during spawning season and pelagic behavior at other times, e.g., during hunting (Ref. 2493).Carnivorous predators (Ref. 2526); juvenile feeds on planktonic prey, e.g.
Loligo species are the common inshore squids of the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Several species are targets of substantial fisheries. Although the biology of some species of Loligo (e.g., L. vulgaris, L. reynaudii) is among the best known of any cephalopod, considerable controversy remains about their taxonomy and systematic relationships.
Loligo vulgaris Lamarck, 1798. Combined Nomenclature An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code.
This is the third in the FAO series of worldwide annotated and illustrated catalogues of major groups of organisms that enter marine fisheries. The present volume includes 173 cephalopod species of actual or potential fishery interest, belonging to the Nautiloidea (nautiluses), Sepioidea (cuttlefishes), Teuthoidea (squids) and Octopoda (octopuses).
J. Ken McDonald, in Handbook of Proteolytic Enzymes (Third Edition), 2013. Biological Aspects. High concentrations of d-aspartic acid exist in the brain of Octopus vulgaris (1), in squid axoplasm and in other regions of the nervous system of O. vulgaris, Loligo vulgaris, and the cuttlefish Sepia officinalis (2).Since racemases have not been found in these tissues, it has been postulated that.
Caught with very small boats, using jigs in daytime at depths of 80 to 100 m (Ref. 2760).Occurs in tropical and subtropical climates (Ref. 275).Found In inshore waters over rocky ground at the start of the season and on sandy or muddy bottom later in the season (Ref. 106900).Feeds on small, juvenile fishes, other cephalopods, crustaceans, polychaetes (Ref. 275).
De Lamarck, 1798 Description Adult.Very similar to Loligo forbesii, reaching a total length of 750 mm. Distinguished by the tentacle club, on which the median suckers of the middle region are three or four times the diameter of adjacent marginal suckers.Rings of large club suckers are smooth or with irregular small teeth on distal edge. Rings on small suckers on lappets of buccal membrane have.
Guerra A., Rocha F., 1994. The life history of Loligo vulgaris and Loligo forbesi (Cephalopoda: Lolignidae) in Galician waters (NW Spain). Fisheries Research 21, 43-69. Moreno A., Cunha M.M., Pereira J.M.F.,1994. Population biology of veined squid (Loligo forbesi) and European squid (Loligo vulgaris) from the Portuguese coast. Fisheries Research.
One subclass of these enzymes comprises the family of diisopropylfluorophosphatases (DFPases). The DFPase reported here was originally isolated from squid head ganglion of Loligo vulgaris and can be characterized as squid-type DFPase. It is capable of hydrolyzing the organophosphates diisopropylfluorophosphate, soman, sarin, tabun, and cyclosarin.
Abstract. We characterised the most productive areas for the commercial squid Loligo vulgaris off the Catalan Coast based on the combined integration of SST and PAR satellite data. We present the distribution of these areas during the most productive months in relation to the spatiotemporal presence of paralarvae of this species off the Catalan Coast.