Top Results for Enoploteuthidae

Watasenia scintillans, commonly known as the firefly squid, is a small species of cephalopod belonging to the Enoploteuthidae family. Native to the northwest Pacific Ocean, particularly around Japan's Toyama Bay, it’s notable for its remarkable bioluminescence. These squids produce dazzling synchron...

Enoploteuthis galaxias is a species of enoploteuthid squid found in the mesopelagic and bathypelagic zones of the Pacific Ocean. The species is named for its distinctive pattern of photophores, or light-producing organs, which resemble a galaxy across its ventral surface. Like other members of the f...

Abralia veranyi, commonly known as Verany's enope squid, is a small species of enoploteuthid squid found in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is characterized by rows of photophores located across its ventral mantle and arms, which are used for bioluminescent counter-illuminat...

Abraliopsis pfefferi is a small species of bioluminescent squid belonging to the family Enoploteuthidae, commonly found in the mesopelagic zones of the Indo-Pacific Ocean. This species is characterized by distinct rows of photophores located on its ventral mantle and eyes, which it uses for counter-...

Enoploteuthis chuni is a taxonomic name associated with a species of oceanic squid in the family Enoploteuthidae. The accepted spelling is commonly given as Enoploteuthis chunii, and the species is listed in marine taxonomic databases under that combination. Enoploteuthid squids are open-water cepha...

Abraliopsis felis is a small species of enoploteuthid squid found in cool temperate waters of the North Pacific Ocean. It belongs to a family of oceanic squids that commonly possess light-producing organs, and the species is associated with the genus Abraliopsis, whose members are studied as part of...

Abralia veranyi is a small enoploteuthid squid of the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is bioluminescent and is distinguished by the arrangement of photophores on its body, a light-producing feature common among many members of Enoploteuthidae. The species was formally described...

Pyroteuthis margaritifera, known as the jewel squid, is a small deep-sea enoploteuthid found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide. Rows of photophores on its ventral surface produce light and give the species its pearl-like appearance. It is part of the family Enoploteuthidae, a group of oce...

Abraliopsis hoylei, commonly called Hoyle's enope squid, is a small oceanic squid in the family Enoploteuthidae. It has a recorded maximum mantle length of about 30 millimetres and is distributed through tropical and subtropical Indo-West Pacific waters, including the Indian Ocean and the Mascarene...

Abralia trigonura is a valid species of enoploteuthid squid in the genus Abralia. It is recorded from the central and western North Pacific, including the Hawaiian Islands and waters off Japan, and occupies mesopelagic to epipelagic waters while making daily vertical migrations. The species reaches...

Abraliopsis morisii is a small bioluminescent squid in the family Enoploteuthidae, described by Verany in 1839. It is widely distributed in tropical to warm-temperate waters of the eastern and western Atlantic, including the Gulf of Mexico and Mediterranean Sea, and reaches about 45 millimetres in m...

Abralia astrosticta is a small oceanic enoploteuthid squid in the family Enoploteuthidae, described by Berry in 1909 from the Hawaiian Islands. It has prominent ventral photophores, light-producing organs characteristic of many members of this family, and records include waters around Hawaii, Austra...

[Enoploteuthis leptura](https://www.fao.org/4/i1920e/i1920e05.pdf), commonly called the hooked enope squid, is a species of enoploteuthid squid and the type species of the genus Enoploteuthis. The FAO species catalogue distinguishes it by two rows of hooks on the arms, seven rows of light organs on...

Enoploteuthis anapsis is a small enoploteuthid squid described by Clyde F. E. Roper in 1964 from the tropical Atlantic. It is an epi- and mesopelagic species recorded from the tropical Atlantic, the Caribbean, and Madeira. The species is identified by its long robust tentacles, a tentacular club bea...