Stigmatoteuthis hoylei
Appearance
Flowervase jewel squid | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Histioteuthidae |
Genus: | Stigmatoteuthis |
Species: | S. hoylei
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Binomial name | |
Stigmatoteuthis hoylei (Goodrich, 1896)
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Synonyms | |
Histiopsis hoylei Goodrich, 1896 Histioteuthis hoylei (Goodrich, 1896) Meleagroteuthis hoylei Pfeffer, 1908 |
Stigmatoteuthis hoylei, commonly called the flowervase jewel squid, is a species of cock-eyed squid. It is native to tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[1] It grows to 20 cm (7.9 in) in mantle length.[1] The eyes of this species are highly dimorphic.[2]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- "CephBase: Stigmatoteuthis hoylei". Archived from the original on 2005-08-17.