Pyroteuthidae
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| Pyroteuthidae | |
|---|---|
| File:Pyroteuthismargaritifera.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Superfamily: | Enoploteuthoidea |
| Family: | Pyroteuthidae Pfeffer, 1912 |
| Type genus | |
| Pyroteuthis | |
| 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. Paralarvae of the family are common around the Hawaiian Islands, with up to 17% of collected specimens in the area belonging to Pyroteuthidae.[2]
Species
[edit | edit source]- Genus Pterygioteuthis
- Pterygioteuthis gemmata
- Pterygioteuthis giardi, roundear enope squid
- Pterygioteuthis hoylei
- Pterygioteuthis microlampas
- Genus Pyroteuthis
- Pyroteuthis addolux
- Pyroteuthis margaritifera, jewel enope squid
- Pyroteuthis serrata
References
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- ^ 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.
External links
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