FISHERY BULLETIN: VOL. 80, NO. 2 



3a. RL/JW >1.24 (CIos = 1.349±0.032); *HL/JW >3.78 (CIos = 4.277+0.127); *RL/HL 



<0.33 (CIos = 0.316±0.011) Onychoteuthis banksii 



Jaw angle slightly recessed; anterior-posterior groove at jaw angle % of RL (Fig. 2); 

 wing base inserted % down anterior margin of lateral wall; pigment changes with 

 growth shown in Figure 3. 



Figure 3.— The upper (U) and lower (L) beak of 

 Onychoteuthis banksii(\ - ML = 40 mm, URL =0.11 

 cm, LRL = 0.12 cm; 2 - ML = 84 mm, URL = 0.195 

 cm, LRL = 0.191 cm; 3 - ML = 130 mm, URL =0.24 

 cm, LRL = 0.24 cm). 



3b. RL/JW <1.24 (CIos = 1.128+0.032); *HL/JW <3.78 (CIos = 3.279+0.127); *RL/HL 



>0.33 (CIos = 0.345+0.011) Abraliopsis affinis 



Jaw angle slightly recessed; anterior-posterior groove at jaw angle <!4 of RL (Fig. 2); 

 wing base inserted just above base of anterior margin of lateral wall; pigment changes 

 with growth shown in Figure 4. 



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