Talk:Onykia robusta

picture

I don't mean to be rude, but the primary picture is rather... barbaric and off putting. Dented42 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 00:32, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

Species relative

If i'd be a kid, it may be hard for me to identify wether it is O. robusta, or A. dux because the color is red, and may look similar to each other (not really). Easiest way for me is just the fins size, A. dux has smaller fins than those of O. robusta has. ~2025-35403-66 (talk) 06:58, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

@Mitch Ames, see my edit and please fix sentences, you're one really good person to fix a sentence for me, I'd send a thank you and a god bless to you! :> ~2025-35573-84 (talk) 14:36, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

I will quit Wikipedia

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Hi, if you're seeing this, i will never, ever edit a article, and only post topics. I liked reading the article of Onykia robusta (known as the Robust clubhook squid), it is the second-largest deep-living squid (some say it is the largest) found in the seas of Northern Pacific; with a maximum mantle length of 2.00 m (6.56 ft), if not 2.00 m (6.56 ft), it is commonly 1.60 m (5.2 ft); the total length of 3.00 m (9.84 ft) (some are about 4.00 m (13.12 ft) or more). But larger specimens, like Verrill ("The squid was dead and the tip of the tentacles were gone."), who reported a 5.30 m (17.4 ft) individual.

1992-1993 - Some time before 1993, a photograph of a large individual of a large squid identified as Architeuthis dux was photographed by Japanese diver Kubota H. in the shallow waters of southern Japan. In this photograph, the individual, which appearred to be sick or dying, was shown with a diver, however the use of wide-angle lens exaggerates its size. A video of the same squid appears in a Japanese made-for-television film. The image was published in the 1993 book European Seashells by Guido T. oppe and Goto Yoshihiro. Soon, it was later identified as a large species of squid, known as O. robusta, not the Architeuthis dux, the wide-angle lens made it look like being large as 7.60 m (24.9 ft); O. robusta has a maximum weight of 110.00 lb (49.90 kg) and being as long as 6.00 m (19.69 ft).

To identify with two species, the O. robusta has a torpedo-shaped mantle, with large, rhomboid-shaped fins; the tentacles and arms are shaped like a triangular, the edges are flat, making it look "triangular-like". The tentacles are long, with 50-60 suckers, and being 90-100% long as the mantle (my opinion). The A. dux on the other side, has a narrow and long mantle, the tentacles being 3.9-5.30 times the mantle length, at the rear of the mantle, they have proportionally small, oval-shaped fins used for balance and, in some cases, gentle locomotion. Each sucker is lined with sharp, serrated rings of chitin (the same material as insect exoskeletons) to ensure a firm grip. A. dux has chromatophores in its skin that enable rapid color changes. They are also believed to have bioluminescent organs that emit light to communicate or attract prey.

When i was small, i was NOT nice, and i ruin edits like Neolithodes brodiei (@TheTechnician27 doesn't like me), i always say "Onykia robusta looked similar to A. dux" looked silly. Goodbye. ~2026-22330-63 (talk) 15:11, 11 April 2026 (UTC)