Lolliguncula (Lolliguncula) brevis
Thumbstall squid
Michael Vecchione and Richard E. Young
Characteristics
- Arms
- Modified portion of hectocotylized (left ventral) arm occupies distal third of arm and extends to arm tip; about 24 suckers of dorsal row modified, the proximal 1 to 3 being greatly reduced in diameter, the remaining pedicels distally are greatly enlarged into long, slightly flattened papillae that gradually diminish in size distally; no large, puffy, glandular enlargement of basal area of arm between sucker series.
- Head
- Beaks: Descriptions can be found here: Lower beak; upper beak.
- Beaks: Descriptions can be found here: Lower beak; upper beak.
- Mantle
- Mantle stout, bluntly rounded posteriorly, widest in mid-portion.
- Fins
- Fins short (50 - 55 % ML), broad, wider than long (fin width 75% ML), very rounded.
Color: dark reddish brown to brownish yellow with chromatophores over nearly entire animal; chromatophores most dense on ventral surface of mantle and head, except in very large specimens, in which the opposite occurs.
Habitat and Biology
Entirely coastal and generally limited to very shallow water of less than 18 m depth. Occurs in bays and estuaries and is associated with low salinity water, although it is not excluded from coastal salinities; normal salinity range 17 - 30 ppt. Temperatures of captures range from 15 to 32 C. Small eggs are laid in elongate, terminally rounded, gelatinous capsules attached to the bottom in shallow waters. Food consists of small crustaceans and fishes.Geographic distribution
Western Atlantic from New Jersey and Delaware Bay, southward to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean mainland and coast of northeastern South America (about 40 N to 23 S); excluded from the Bahamas and Caribbean Islands except Cuba and Curaçao.
Other Names for Lolliguncula (Lolliguncula) brevis
- Vernacular Names: En: Thumbstall squid, Fr: Calmar doigtier commun, Sp: Calamar dedal, Local species names: Bay squid, brief squid.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Lolliguncula brevis |
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| Location | Eastern Shore of Virginia, USA |
| Comments | photographed in aquarium |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | Bill Stewart |
| View | dorsal |
| Copyright | © 2007 Bill Stewart |
| Scientific Name | Lollicuncula brevis |
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| Reference | Vecchione, M., C. F. E. Roper and M. J. Sweeney (1989). Marine flora and fauna of the eastern United States. Mollusca: Cephalopoda. NOAA Tech. Rep., NMFS 73: 23 pp. |
| View | Ventral, dorsal |
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National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D. C. , USA
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA
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