Deep-Sea taxon details
Illex oxygonius Roper, Lu & Mangold, 1969
157022 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157022)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Roper, C.F.E, Lu, C.C. & Mangold, K. (1969). A new species of <em>Illex</em> from the western Atlantic and distributional aspects of other <em>Illex</em> species (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 82: 295–322, 10 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34595318
page(s): 299, pls 1–5, 10 [details]
page(s): 299, pls 1–5, 10 [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: As far north as Delaware and appears to be rare north of Cape Hatteras. Reported as far south as Key West...
Distribution Western Atlantic: As far north as Delaware and appears to be rare north of Cape Hatteras. Reported as far south as Key West Florida. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Illex oxygonius Roper, Lu & Mangold, 1969. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157022 on 2025-05-16
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Illex oxygonius Roper, Lu & Mangold, 1969. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157022 on 2025-05-16
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Roper, C.F.E, Lu, C.C. & Mangold, K. (1969). A new species of <em>Illex</em> from the western Atlantic and distributional aspects of other <em>Illex</em> species (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 82: 295–322, 10 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34595318
page(s): 299, pls 1–5, 10 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Vechione, M., C.F.E. Roper and M.J. Sweeney. 1989. Marine flora and fauna of the eastern United States. Mollusca: Cephalopoda. NOAA Technical Report. NMFS 73. 23 p. [details]
additional source Judkins, H. L., M. Vecchione, and C. F. E. Roper. 2009. Cephalopoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 701–709 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Roper C.F.E., Lu C.C. & Vecchione M. (1998) A revision of the systematics and distribution of <i>Illex</i> species (Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae). Pp. 405-423, in: Voss N.A., M. Vecchione, R.B. Toll & M.J. Sweeney, eds (1998) Systematics and biogeography of cephalopods. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 586: volume 1: 1-276; volume 2: 277-599.
page(s): 415 [details]
additional source Roper, C.F.E., Nigmatullin, C. & Jereb, P. (2010). Family Ommastrephidae. <i>In</i> P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 2. Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids</i>. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. <em>pp. 269-347.</em> , available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 292 [details]
page(s): 299, pls 1–5, 10 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Vechione, M., C.F.E. Roper and M.J. Sweeney. 1989. Marine flora and fauna of the eastern United States. Mollusca: Cephalopoda. NOAA Technical Report. NMFS 73. 23 p. [details]
additional source Judkins, H. L., M. Vecchione, and C. F. E. Roper. 2009. Cephalopoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 701–709 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Roper C.F.E., Lu C.C. & Vecchione M. (1998) A revision of the systematics and distribution of <i>Illex</i> species (Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae). Pp. 405-423, in: Voss N.A., M. Vecchione, R.B. Toll & M.J. Sweeney, eds (1998) Systematics and biogeography of cephalopods. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 586: volume 1: 1-276; volume 2: 277-599.
page(s): 415 [details]
additional source Roper, C.F.E., Nigmatullin, C. & Jereb, P. (2010). Family Ommastrephidae. <i>In</i> P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 2. Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids</i>. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. <em>pp. 269-347.</em> , available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 292 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: As far north as Delaware and appears to be rare north of Cape Hatteras. Reported as far south as Key West Florida. [details]Habitat neritic, epi- to mesopelagic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | sharptail shortfin squidarrow-finned squid | [details] |
| German | Pfeilflossenkalmar | [details] |
