Gonatopsis borealis

Sasaki, 1923 · species

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Animalia/Mollusca/Cephalopoda/Oegopsida/Gonatidae/Gonatopsis

At a glance

Occurrence records2 150

Data sources8

Biological traits6

DNA specimens21

eDNA detections27

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Gonatopsis borealis's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 109 records↗

OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System1 041 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI27 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics21 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page5 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements1 literature sources6 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS2 150 records

Environmental DNA2 datasets · 3 countries27 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD21 specimens

01Narrative

Gonatopsis borealis, the Boreopacific armhook squid, is a species of squid from the North Pacific Ocean. It is a member of the family Gonatidae. It is an abundant species which is currently caught mainly as a bycatch by fishing boats targeting other quarry. It is an important prey species for many commercially important species of fish, as well as for marine mammals.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesSeaLifeBase

Size & morphology1

Body length30 cm

Habitat & environment2

Habitat saltwateryes

Habitat zonedemersal

Uses & economy1

Commercial importanceof potential interest

Other traits2

Depth max700 m

Vulnerability20

05DNA & barcoding21 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Gonatopsis borealis has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens21

BINs3

Marker genes1

eDNA detections27

Countries3

The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen

COI-5P658 bp consensus18 specimens

ACGT

▸ drag or hover over the strip to read any position — letter and how much it varies

Violet ticks below the strip = positions where individuals differ; flat = the species' unchanging signature. 79% of positions are identical in every specimen.

Where individuals differ — all 136 variable positions, in barcode order

1Tvariable

2Avariable

3Cvariable

6Tvariable

7Avariable

9Avariable

11Tvariable

13Tvariable

14Avariable

16Cvariable

17Tvariable

18Tvariable

20Gvariable

21Gvariable

23Avariable

24Tvariable

25Tvariable

26Tvariable

27Gvariable

30Cvariable

32Gvariable

33Gvariable

35Cvariable

38Tvariable

39Tvariable

40Avariable

41Gvariable

42Gvariable

43Tvariable

44Avariable

47Tvariable

48Cvariable

49Tvariable

50Cvariable

51Tvariable

53Avariable

54Gvariable

56Cvariable

61Avariable

62Avariable

63Tvariable

64Tvariable

65Cvariable

66Gvariable

67Avariable

68Avariable

69Cvariable

70Tvariable

71Gvariable

72Avariable

73Avariable

74Chighly variable

75Tvariable

76Amostly conserved

77Gvariable

78Gvariable

79Avariable

81Avariable

82Avariable

83Cvariable

84Cvariable

85Tmostly conserved

86Gvariable

87Gvariable

88Tvariable

90Cvariable

91Tvariable

92Tvariable

95Cvariable

96Tvariable

97Avariable

98Avariable

100Tvariable

139Avariable

169Cvariable

178Cvariable

181Avariable

184Avariable

193Tvariable

202Tmostly conserved

212Tmostly conserved

217Avariable

220Cvariable

226Cvariable

235Tmostly conserved

263Cvariable

266Tmostly conserved

268Amostly conserved

271Tmostly conserved

277Cmostly conserved

295Cvariable

313Gmostly conserved

316Gmostly conserved

322Tmostly conserved

325Tvariable

340Cmostly conserved

343Tvariable

358Cmostly conserved

382Gvariable

385Cvariable

394Tvariable

401Tmostly conserved

415Gvariable

418Gvariable

421Cvariable

424Avariable

448Tmostly conserved

457Cvariable

478Avariable

479Tmostly conserved

494Cvariable

502Tmostly conserved

514Tmostly conserved

523Tvariable

526Cmostly conserved

536Cvariable

538Avariable

541Avariable

556Tmostly conserved

557Tmostly conserved

+16 more variable positions not shown

TACATTATATTTTATCTTTGGTATTTGAGCAGGACTATTAGGTACTTCTCTAAGACTAATAATTCGAACTGAACTAGGACAACCTGGTTC …

Variant network

Each circle is a barcode variant; bigger = more specimens, colour = region. Lines join the most similar variants and the tick marks count the mutations between them — a tight cluster is one “dialect”, a long line a more divergent lineage. Click a circle to list its actual specimens.

Diversity (π)9.0%

Haplotypes4

BINs3

Most divergent pair6.5%

OtherAsia

Closest relatives by DNA barcode

The species whose COI barcode is most similar to this one — a quick “who is this most like”. The percentage is how much the barcode differs; it approximates, but is not, the full evolutionary tree.

Gonatus fabriciisame family9.9%Gonatus steenstrupisame family10.1%Gonatus californiensissame family10.1%Gonatus berryisame family10.2%Gonatus pyrossame family10.3%

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★COI-5P

animal barcode

Organelle genome

Besides the big genome in the nucleus, cells carry a small, circular loop of DNA inside the cell's energy factories — the mitochondria. It is inherited almost only from the mother and is a leftover from ancient bacteria that moved into the cell. The mitochondrial markers above (ND*, COX, CYTB…) are read from exactly this loop. Outer ring = one strand, inner ring = the other.

▸ Tap any coloured segment — or a gene chip — to see what it is

Mitochondrion

NC_072330 ↗ · 18 protein · 23 tRNA · 2 rRNA

COX3ND3COX1COX2ATP8ATP6ND5ND4ND4LCYTBND6ND1ND2rrnLrrnS

◖ violet arc = the COI-5P barcode — the ~650 bp read used to ID this species

Pick a coloured segment on the ring — or a gene chip — to read what that gene does.

protein-codingrRNAtRNA

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type2 150 records

Wild obs. + sensor1 991

Museum / vouchered159

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO904 km²

Depth

0–200 m sunlit873

200–1000 m twilight18

1–4 km midnight5

>4 km abyssal0

median 15.4 m · max 3 948 m · 896 records with depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy2% within 1 km

≤100 m 10≤1 km 24≤10 km 1 876>10 km 26

1 936 georeferenced · 55 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor1 991

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 159 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence159

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions4 of 9 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record	58
Victoria, CA	31
Washington, US	13
Edmonton, CA	13
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record	5
CASlocation not on record	4
Chicago, US	3
UM-RSMASlocation not on record	1
Royal British Columbia Museumlocation not on record	1

9 institutions · 129 of 159 vouchered records shown · 7 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA27 detections

Where the DNA of Gonatopsis borealis was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found27

Studies independent surveys2

Countries3

Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 27 detections have coordinates

Open the map3 countries0

Pacific Ocean

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median10.0 °C 9.00–12.6

Seasonal swing summer↔winter7.00 °C

Max temp (day)10.8 °C 9.70–13.4

Min temp (night)9.30 °C 8.30–11.9

Precipitation127 mm/mo 79.1–249

Air humidity63.2 % 62.6–68.8

Vapour deficit440 Pa 424–467

Cloud cover46.5 % 45.2–57.0

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 8 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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Gonatopsis borealis

At a glance

Sources8 archives

Size & morphology1

Habitat & environment2

Uses & economy1

Other traits2

At a glance

Record type2 150 records

Range

Depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions4 of 9 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type2 150 records