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Name : Loliolus hardwickei

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

Mantle stout, slightly dorso-ventrally flattened, mantle wall thin, body tapers evenly from about one-third of its length to posterior tip; antero-dorsal lobe conspicuous, rounded; ventro-lateral lobes low, pointed; Fins together heart shaped and 51-70% of mantle length.


Size

Maximum length: 7 cm (ML), common length: 3-6 cm (ML)


Diet

Feeds on crustaceans (Mysids, euphausiids and ostracods) and small fishes


Utilization

Fresh and frozen consumption.


Gears

Trawl, hook and line, gillnet, jigs