Measurements

Opsithoteuthis californiana Measurements

Richard E. Young and Michael Vecchione

Sex	Female Holotype	Female Paratype	Male
Total length, mm	295	340	415+
Spread (arm tip to arm tip)	305	360	435
Mantle width	69	70	90
Fin span	98	110	145
Head width	-	-	90
Fin length (right/left)	17/14	25/21	30/30
Fin width	11/14	18/12	14/17
Arm I, length	145/140+	170/170	185+/165+
Arm II, length	150/150	145+/165	185/205
Arm III, length	160/165	165/160	210/220
Arm IV, length	170/165	150/160	220/220
Diam. sucker no. 10, arm I	1.5	2	-
Diam. sucker no. 6, arm I	-	-	9
Max. diam. distal sucker, arm I	-	-	11
Depth web sector A	85	85	120
Depth web sector B	85/95	105/80	135/75+
Depth web sector C	95/110	120/80	115/120
Depth web sector D	105/105	120/105	95/130
Depth web sector E	110	115	115

These measurements are from Berry (1949) and Berry (1955).

Berry, S. S. 1949. A new Opisthoteuthis from the eastern Pacific. Leaflets in Malacology, 1 (6): 23-26.

Berry, S. S. 1955. The male flapjack devilfish. California. Calif. Fish and Game, 41: 219-22

University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA

National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D. C. , USA

Opsithoteuthis californiana Measurements