Sthenoteuthis is a genus of cephalopods from the order of ten - armed family Ommastrephidae. It is part of the subfamily Ommastrephinae. The genus contains two species [1] . These are the dominant species of Ommastrephidae in tropical and subtropical seas, and they are usually seen on the surface of the ocean at night. The length of their mantle varies from 10 cm to 60 cm [2] .
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 Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis | ||||||||||||||
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| Sthenoteuthis Verill , 1880 [1] |
Views
- Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis
- Sthenoteuthis pteropus
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Julian Finn. Sthenoteuthis Verrlill, 1880 . World Register of Marine Species (2016). Date of treatment March 11, 2018.
- ↑ Sthenoteuthis Verrill 1880. Version 11 October 2015 (under construction) . The Tree of Life Web Project (2015).