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Gonatus
Sign in to saveGonatus is a genus of squid in the family Gonatidae, comprising twelve species, and therefore containing the most species in the family. Adult squid belonging to species in this genus are notable for their lack of tentacles.
Species
テカギイカ属
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassCephalopoda
- OrderOegopsida
- FamilyGonatidae
Habitatmarine
Observations21
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 432
- With media
- 11
- Family
- Gonatidae
- Collections
- USNM, CAS, SBMNH
- Recorded in
- Argentina, Antarctica, Chile, Mexico, South Sandwich Islands, United States
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Gonatus is a genus of squid in the family Gonatidae, comprising twelve species, and therefore containing the most species in the family. Adult squid belonging to species in this genus are notable for their lack of tentacles.
The genus contains bioluminescent species.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gonatus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.