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{{Short description|Genus of squids}}
{{Automatic taxobox
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| image = Gonatus onyx.jpg
| image = Gonatus onyx.jpg
| image_width = 200px
| image_caption = ''[[Gonatus onyx]]''
| image_caption = ''[[Gonatus onyx]]''
| taxon = Gonatus
| taxon = Gonatus
| authority = [[John Edward Gray|Gray]], 1849<ref name = WoRMS>{{cite web | url = http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=878718 | title = ''Gonatus'' Gray, 1849 | access-date = 6 March 2018 | publisher = [[Flanders Marine Institute]] | last = Finn | first = Julian | year = 2016 | work = [[World Register of Marine Species]]}}</ref>
| authority = [[John Edward Gray|Gray]], 1849
| type_species = ''[[Gonatus fabricii|Onychoteuthis amoena]]
| type_species = ''[[Gonatus fabricii|Onychoteuthis amoena]]''
| type_species_authority = [[Hans Peter Christian Møller|Møller]], 1842
| tyoe_species_authority = Moller, 1842
}}
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'''''Gonatus''''' is a genus of [[squid]] in the family [[Gonatidae]], comprising twelve species, and therefore containing the most species in the family. Adult squid belonging to species in this genus are notable for their lack of tentacles.<ref>''Diversity, distribution and ecology of gonatid squids in the subarctic Pacific: A review.'' K. Jefferts, 1983.</ref>
'''''Gonatus''''' is a genus of [[squid]] in the family [[Gonatidae]], comprising twelve species, and therefore containing the most species in the family. Adult squid belonging to species in this genus are notable for their lack of tentacles.<ref>{{cite journal|title = Diversity, distribution and ecology of gonatid squids in the subarctic Pacific: A review | last1=Okutani|first1=Takashi |last2=Kubodera|first2=Tsunemi| last3=Jefferts|first3=Katharine| journal = Bulletin of the Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo | year = 1988| volume=26| issue=1| pages= 159–192| s2cid = 82405648}}</ref>

The genus contains bioluminescent species.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Herring |first1=Peter J. |title=Systematic distribution of bioluminescence in living organisms |journal=Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence |date=1987 |issue=3|volume=1 |pages=147–163|doi=10.1002/bio.1170010303 |pmid=3503524 }}</ref>


==Species==
==Species==
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|''[[Gonatus antarcticus]]''
|''[[Gonatus antarcticus]]''
|1898
|1898
|230 mm
|230&nbsp;mm
|-
|-
|''[[Gonatus berryi]]''
|''[[Gonatus berryi]]''
|1923
|1923
|240 mm
|240&nbsp;mm
|-
|-
|''[[Gonatus californiensis]]''
|''[[Gonatus californiensis]]''
|1972
|1972
|315 mm
|315&nbsp;mm
|-
|-
|''[[Boreoatlantic Armhook Squid|Gonatus fabricii]]''
|''[[Boreoatlantic Armhook Squid|Gonatus fabricii]]''
|1818
|1818
|129 mm
|129&nbsp;mm
|-
|-
|''[[Gonatus kamtschaticus]]''
|''[[Gonatus kamtschaticus]]''
|1849
|1849
|300 mm
|300&nbsp;mm
|-
|-
|''[[Gonatus madokai]]''
|''[[Gonatus madokai]]''
|1977
|1977
|329 mm
|329&nbsp;mm
|-
|-
|''[[Gonatus middendorffi]]''
|''[[Gonatus middendorffi]]''
|1981
|1981
|225 mm
|225&nbsp;mm
|-
|-
|''[[Gonatus onyx]]''
|''[[Gonatus onyx]]''
|1972
|1972
|145 mm
|145&nbsp;mm
|-
|-
|''[[Gonatus oregonensis]]''
|''[[Gonatus oregonensis]]''
|1985
|1985
|Young squid- 46 mm
|Young squid- 46&nbsp;mm
|-
|-
|''[[Gonatus pyros]]''
|''[[Gonatus pyros]]''
|1972
|1972
|160 mm
|160&nbsp;mm
|-
|-
|''[[Gonatus steenstrupi]]''
|''[[Gonatus steenstrupi]]''
|1981
|1981
|94 mm
|94&nbsp;mm
|-
|-
|''[[Gonatus ursabrunae]]''
|''[[Gonatus ursabrunae]]''
|1985
|1985
|Young squid- 25 mm
|Young squid- 25&nbsp;mm
|}
|}


==References==
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Gonatus
Gonatus onyx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Gonatidae
Genus: Gonatus
Gray, 1849[1]
Type species
Onychoteuthis amoena
Møller, 1842

Gonatus is a genus of squid in the family Gonatidae, comprising twelve species, and therefore containing the most species in the family. Adult squid belonging to species in this genus are notable for their lack of tentacles.[2]

The genus contains bioluminescent species.[3]

Species

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Species name Year described Mantle length[4]
Gonatus antarcticus 1898 230 mm
Gonatus berryi 1923 240 mm
Gonatus californiensis 1972 315 mm
Gonatus fabricii 1818 129 mm
Gonatus kamtschaticus 1849 300 mm
Gonatus madokai 1977 329 mm
Gonatus middendorffi 1981 225 mm
Gonatus onyx 1972 145 mm
Gonatus oregonensis 1985 Young squid- 46 mm
Gonatus pyros 1972 160 mm
Gonatus steenstrupi 1981 94 mm
Gonatus ursabrunae 1985 Young squid- 25 mm

References

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  1. ^ Finn, Julian (2016). "Gonatus Gray, 1849". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  2. ^ Okutani, Takashi; Kubodera, Tsunemi; Jefferts, Katharine (1988). "Diversity, distribution and ecology of gonatid squids in the subarctic Pacific: A review". Bulletin of the Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo. 26 (1): 159–192. S2CID 82405648.
  3. ^ Herring, Peter J. (1987). "Systematic distribution of bioluminescence in living organisms". Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence. 1 (3): 147–163. doi:10.1002/bio.1170010303. PMID 3503524.
  4. ^ Tree of Life web project


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