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Pterygioteuthis
Sign in to savePterygioteuthis is a genus of squid in the family Pyroteuthidae. Members are differentiated from the genus Pyroteuthis due to size and head shape. The genus is characterised by the presence of a lidded photophore over each eye.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassCephalopoda
- OrderOegopsida
- FamilyPyroteuthidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 343
- With media
- 23
- Family
- Pyroteuthidae
- Collections
- USNM
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Fire squid
- Image
- Cephalop.jpg
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- Pterygioteuthis
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- Category:Pterygioteuthis
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Pterygioteuthis is a genus of squid in the family Pyroteuthidae. Members are differentiated from the genus Pyroteuthis due to size and head shape. The genus is characterised by the presence of a lidded photophore over each eye.
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pterygioteuthis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.