Enoploteuthidae
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Enoploteuthidea is a family
of squid
comprising approximately 40 species in 4 genera
. Most species have a mantle
length ranging from 3-13 cm. Hooks are present on all arms
and tentacles. The family is best known for the large array of photophores throughout the body.
The species listed above with an asterisk (* ) is questionable and needs further study to determine if it is a valid species or a synonym. The question mark (?) indicates questionable placement within the genus.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of squid
Squid
Squid are cephalopods of the order Teuthida, which comprises around 300 species. Like all other cephalopods, squid have a distinct head, bilateral symmetry, a mantle, and arms. Squid, like cuttlefish, have eight arms arranged in pairs and two, usually longer, tentacles...
comprising approximately 40 species in 4 genera
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
. Most species have a mantle
Mantle (mollusc)
The mantle is a significant part of the anatomy of molluscs: it is the dorsal body wall which covers the visceral mass and usually protrudes in the form of flaps well beyond the visceral mass itself.In many, but by no means all, species of molluscs, the epidermis of the mantle secretes...
length ranging from 3-13 cm. Hooks are present on all arms
Cephalopod arm
A cephalopod arm is distinct from a tentacle, though the terms are often used interchangeably.Generally, cephalopod arms have suckers along most of their length, as opposed to tentacles, which have suckers only near their ends. Octopuses have eight arms and no tentacles, while squid and cuttlefish...
and tentacles. The family is best known for the large array of photophores throughout the body.
Species
- Genus AbraliaAbraliaAbralia is a genus of squid comprising around 20 species.-Species:*Subgenus Abralia**Abralia armata**Abralia multihamata**Abralia renschi**Abralia spaercki**Abralia steindachneri*Subgenus Asteroteuthis...
- Abralia armata
- Abralia multihamata
- Abralia renschi
- Abralia spaercki
- Abralia steindachneri
- Abralia veranyi, Eye-flash Squid or Verany's Enope Squid
- Abralia astrolineata
- Abralia astrosticta
- Abralia dubia
- Abralia fasciolata
- Abralia marisarabica
- Abralia andamanica
- Abralia heminuchalis
- Abralia robsoni
- Abralia siedleckyi
- Abralia trigonura
- Abralia grimpei
- Abralia redfieldi
- Abralia similis
- Genus AbraliopsisAbraliopsisAbraliopsis is a genus of squid in the family Enoploteuthidae comprising 11 nominal species. Species are characterised by the presence of photophores on Arm IV. Suckers are absent from this arm...
- Abraliopsis hoylei
- Abraliopsis pacificus
- Abraliopsis pfefferi, Pfeffer's Enope Squid
- Abraliopsis tui
- Abraliopsis felis
- Abraliopsis gilchristi
- Abraliopsis lineata
- ? Abraliopsis morisi *
- Abraliopsis affinis
- Abraliopsis atlantica
- Abraliopsis chuni
- Abraliopsis falco
- Genus EnoploteuthisEnoploteuthisEnoploteuthis is a genus of squid in the family Enoploteuthidae.-Species:*Enoploteuthis leptura**Enoploteuthis leptura leptura**Enoploteuthis leptura magnoceani...
- Enoploteuthis (Enoploteuthis) leptura
- Enoploteuthis leptura leptura
- Enoploteuthis leptura magnoceani
- Enoploteuthis obliqua
- Enoploteuthis octolineata
- Enoploteuthis reticulata
- Enoploteuthis anapsis
- Enoploteuthis chunii
- Enoploteuthis galaxias
- Enoploteuthis higginsi
- Enoploteuthis jonesi
- Enoploteuthis semilineata
- Enoploteuthis (Enoploteuthis) leptura
- Genus Watasenia
- Watasenia scintillans, Sparkling Enope Squid or Firefly Squid
The species listed above with an asterisk (