Martialia
Species of squid
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Martialia is a genus of flying squids in the family Ommastrephidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Martialia hyadesii, commonly known as the sevenstar flying squid. It has a maximum mantle length of 400 mm (16 in), although it is typically 350 mm (14 in),[2] with a body weighing up to 820 g (29 oz).
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Ommastrephidae |
| Subfamily: | Todarodinae |
| Genus: | Martialia Rochebrune and Mabille, 1889 |
| Species: | M. hyadesii |
| Binomial name | |
| Martialia hyadesii Rochebrune and Mabille, 1889[1] | |
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Distribution
M. hyadesii occurs in epipelagic and mesopelagic waters of the Southern Ocean. Its range may be circumpolar with a Sub-Antarctic distribution.[3]
Ecology
These large squid are known to prey upon deep-sea ridgeheads and other mesopelagic fish, and to be preyed upon in turn by seals, king penguins and albatrosses.[4][3]
