Octopus sinensis d’Orbigny, 1841 (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae): Valid Species Name for the Commercially Valuable East Asian Common Octopus
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Gleadall, Ian G.
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Table 2. Comparison of basic measurement indices for male and female specimens of Octopus sinensis and O. vulgaris.| Males Females |
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| Index |
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| O. sinensis O. vulgaris O. sinensis O. vulgaris |
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| ML range 72–168mm 135–210mm 89–151 mm 140–190mm |
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| MWI 62±2.3 66±2.7 62±4.1 61±1.9 |
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| HWI 47±0.9 29±1.7 43±3.2 29±1.6 |
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| ALI 1 285±11.6 394±8.8 354±17.3 379±14.2 |
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| ALI 2 342±13.0 474±18.4 422±16.3 472±13.1 |
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| ALI L3 356±16.5 457±20.4 414±28.2 490±26.1 |
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| ALI R3 282±6.5 360±10.1 329±27.2 485±16.3 |
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| ALI 4 312±19.1 408±15.9 377±24.9 407±15.6 |
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| OAI 79±2.0 80±4.2 102±2.5 99±2.8 |
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| WDI max 86±3.6 89±3.4 84±5.7 93±4.2 |
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| WDI min 48±2.4 46±2.1 48±2.8 44±3.7 |
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| FLI 35±2.5 37±2.4 37±1.0 37±2.3 |
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| FFLI 72±7.8 65±5.5 69±3.9 70±1.4 |
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| LLI 1.5±0.3 3.3±0.2 — — |
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| CLI 42±4.5 38±3.5 — — |
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| GLI 29±1.7 26, 30 43±3.7 — |
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| GC range 7–9 9–10 8–10 9–10 |
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| SDI 16.9±0.8 19.8±0.9 13.1±0.7 13.9±1.1 |
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| SC (N) range1 207–273 322–350 223–276 320–342 |
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| SC (R3) range 119–152 154–192 — — |
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