Gitcho squid - Gitcho squid

Japanese: ギッチョイカ - ぎっちょいか
Gitcho squid - Gitcho squid

...It is also called Mongoika (Crested Squid) because of the many eye-shaped patterns (eye patterns) on the back of adult males that resemble circles with - marks (however, the name "Mongoika" has also been used as the market name for other large cuttlefish species that have recently been caught in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, so it is not limited to this species). Local names include Kobuika, Gicchoika, and Maruichi. Its maximum body length exceeds 20 cm, and its tentacles have about 200 tiny suckers of the same size and shape, and the inner cone of the shell is thickened and U-shaped. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Gitchoika" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…成長した雄の背側に○に-をかいたような眼状紋(目玉模様)が多くあるところから,モンゴウイカ(紋甲烏賊)とも呼ばれている(しかし,“モンゴウイカ”の名は,最近大西洋やインド洋から漁獲されている,他の大型コウイカ類の市場名にも流用されていて,本種のみとは限らない)。コブイカ,ギッチョイカあるいはマルイチなどの地方名がある。 最大胴長20cmを超え,触腕には同大同形の微小な吸盤が200個くらいあり,貝殻の内円錐が肥厚しU字形を呈している。…

※「ギッチョイカ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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