Onykia robusta: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the onykia robusta lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Onykia robusta
Group	Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Cephalopod
Order	Oegopsida
Family	Onychoteuthidae

Where does the onykia robusta live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the onykia robusta in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the onykia robusta endangered?

The onykia robusta’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the onykia robusta?

The onykia robusta (Onykia robusta) is a cephalopod in the order Oegopsida and the family Onychoteuthidae, genus Onykia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the onykia robusta

Onykia robusta, also known as the robust clubhook squid and often cited by the older name Moroteuthis robusta, is a species of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae. Reaching a mantle length of 2 m (6.6 ft) it is the largest member of its family and one of the largest of all cephalopods. The largest specimen with reliable catch data was found in the Bering Sea, a male with a total length of 3.72 m (12.2 ft) and weighing 41.73 kg (92.0 lb). The tentacular clubs are slender, containing 15–18 club hooks. Arms of the species contain 50–60 suckers, and grow to 90–100% of the mantle length. It is found primarily in the boreal to Temperate Northern Pacific.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Onykia robusta (revision 1369554612), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2934325 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).