Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Ommastrephidae |
| Genus: | Sthenoteuthis |
| Species: | S. oualaniensis
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| Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis | |
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Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis, also known as the purpleback flying squid or purpleback squid, is a species of cephalopod in the family Ommastrephidae. It is native to tropical parts of the Pacific and Indian Oceans where it is found to depths of about 1,000 m (3,281 ft).[3]
References
- ^ Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163152A977501. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163152A977501.en.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) Downloaded on 11 March 2018. - ^ a b Julian Finn (2016). Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson [in 1830-1831], 1830)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Purpleback Flying Squid – Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830)". Retrieved 13 February 2018.