“…Previous studies have estimated the life span of S. oualaniensis in other areas of the South China Sea with statolith increments; these life spans have mostly been 1-4 months, except for squid collected in the western waters of the Philippines (life span: 95-275 days, 3-9 months) [23,24,26,27,61]. For example, the life span of squid in the Bashi Channel, the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, the northern Pacific Ocean, and the Bay of Bengal is approximately 2-6 months (53-155 days, 84-168 days, 52-186 days, and 40-120 days, respectively) [22,25,62,63] (Table 2). In addition, squid in the western waters of the Philippines have an estimated life span of 3-9 months (95-275 days) [23].…”