Table 3 Comparison with other bobtail squid species for which laboratory observations exist
From: Spawning strategy in Atlantic bobtail squid Sepiola atlantica (Cephalopoda: Sepiolidae)
Species | Egg volume (mm3) | Actual fecundity | Spawning duration (days) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sepiola atlantica | 22.20–246.72 | 31–115 | 2–20 | Present study |
Sepiola affinis | 29.53 | 25–349 | 1–61 | |
Sepiola rondeleti | – | 302 | 31 | Gabel-Deickert (1995) |
Sepiola intermedia | – | 47–184 | 1–15 | Gabel-Deickert (1995) |
Sepietta obscura | – | 428 | 15 | Gabel-Deickert (1995) |
Sepietta sp. | 130.00 | 233 | 13 | Gabel-Deickert (1995) |
Sepietta oweniana | – | 76–428 | 2–21 | Gabel-Deickert (1995), Bergström and Summers (1983), Bello and Deickert (2003) |
Euprymna hyllebergi | – | 108–464 | 40–60 | Nabhitabhata et al. (2005) |
Euprymna tasmanica | – | 100–146 | N/D | Norman and Lu (1997) |