Onykia lonnbergii

Cephalopods

Usual depth451–1,015 m
Water temperature13–28 °C
Best monthsFebruary and October
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 3 records
March: 0 records
April: 0 records
May: 0 records
June: 0 records
July: 0 records
August: 0 records
September: 0 records
October: 3 records
November: 0 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 451–1,015 m · Deepest record: 1,015 m

450–460 m: 1 records
460–470 m: 0 records
470–480 m: 0 records
480–490 m: 0 records
490–500 m: 0 records
500–510 m: 0 records
510–520 m: 0 records
520–530 m: 0 records
530–540 m: 0 records
540–550 m: 0 records
550–560 m: 0 records
560+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 13–28 °C

12–14 °C: 1 records
14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 2 records
22–24 °C: 3 records
24–26 °C: 2 records
26–28 °C: 1 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: カギイカ
Simplified Chinese: Lóng-Shi-Nĭ-Zhăo-Yóu

Other scientific names: Moroteuthis lonnbergii, Moroteuthis lönnbergii

Similar species

Rugose Clubhook Squid
Onykia robsoni
Caribbean Clubhook Squid
Onykia carriboea
Greater clubhook squid
Moroteuthopsis ingens
Clawed calamary squid
Onychoteuthis banksii
African Hooked-squid
Notonykia africanae
Nesis's Clubhook Squid
Notonykia nesisi

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.
12 open-data records from 1954 to 1998.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.

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