Pyroteuthidae
| Pyroteuthidae | |
|---|---|
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| Pterygioteuthis giardi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Coleoidea |
| Order: | Teuthida |
| Suborder: | Oegopsina |
| Family: | Pyroteuthidae Pfeffer, 1912 |
| Genera | |
Pyroteuthidae (the fire squids) is a family of squids. The family comprises two genera. Species are diurnally mesopelagic, migrating into surface waters during the night. The family is characterised by the tentacles, which have a permanent constriction and bend near the base; and photophores occurring on the tentacles, eyeballs, and viscera. Members reach mantle lengths of 23-50 mm. Paralavae of the family are common around the Hawaiian Islands, with up to 17% of collected specimens in the area belonging to Pyroteuthidae. [1]
Species
- Genus Pterygioteuthis
- Pterygioteuthis gemmata
- Pterygioteuthis giardi
- P. g. giardi, roundear enope squid
- P. g. hoylei
- Pterygioteuthis microlampas
- Genus Pyroteuthis
- Pyroteuthis addolux
- Pyroteuthis margaritifera, jewel enope squid
- Pyroteuthis serrata
References
- ↑ John R. Bower, Michael P. Seki, Richard E. Young, Keith A. Bigelow, Jed Hirota, Pierre Flament. Cephalopod paralarvae assemblages in Hawaiian Islands waters, 14 November 2008.
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