Nesis's Clubhook Squid
Notonykia nesisi
- Usual depth60–814 m
- Water temperature11–15 °C
- Best monthsFebruary and April
- How commonRare
About this species
Notonykia nesisi is a species of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae. It is differentiated from Notonykia africanae by the shape of the tentacles. While the species is only known from immature specimens, it is known to achieve a mantle length of at least 100 mm. The tentacles are about 65-115% of the mantle length, and contain 6-18 hooks.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 60–814 m · Deepest record: 813.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 11–15 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Nesis's Clubhook Squid
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ツギノツメイカモドキ
Similar species
- African Hooked-squid
Notonykia africanae
Greater clubhook squidMoroteuthopsis ingens
- Clawed calamary squid
Onychoteuthis banksii
- Rugose Clubhook Squid
Onykia robsoni
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 22 open-data records from 1985 to 2024.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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