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Name : Sepioteuthis lessoniana

Common Name : Mankyo
Class : Cephalopoda
Order : Teuthida
Family : Loliginidae
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Description

The mantles  are cylindrical, tapering to a blunt cone at the posterior. Both sexes can reach a maximum mantle length of 38 cm (15 in). The forward margin of the mantle on the ventral side is concave. Large chromatophores densely cover the upper surfaces of the head, mantle and arms.


Size

Maximum length: 32.1cm (ML), Common length: 20-25 cm (ML)


Diet

Feeds on molluscs and fish, but also consume zooplankton, and other marine invertebrates


Utilization

Marketed fresh, frozen and as value added products


Gears

Trawl, seine net, traps, jigs