Ancistroteuthis
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Angel clubhook squid | |
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Ancistroteuthis lichtensteinii | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Onychoteuthidae |
Genus: | Ancistroteuthis Gray, 1849 |
Species: | A. lichtensteinii
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Binomial name | |
Ancistroteuthis lichtensteinii | |
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Ancistroteuthis lichtensteinii, also known as the angel clubhook squid or simply angel squid, is a species of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae and the sole member of the genus Ancistroteuthis. It grows to a mantle length of 30 cm.[3] It lives in the western Mediterranean Sea, subtropical and tropical eastern Atlantic Ocean and western north Atlantic Ocean. Its diet include mesopelagic fish and pelagic crustaceans. It is sometimes taken as bycatch by commercial fisheries, but is not a targeted species.[1]
Ventral and enlarged side views of gladius (165 mm ML)
References
- ^ a b Barratt, I. & Allcock, L. (2014). "Ancistroteuthis lichtensteini". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T163102A972797. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163102A972797.en. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ Philippe Bouchet (2018). 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.). "Ancistroteuthis lichtensteinii (Férussac, 1835)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ Roper C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney & C.E. Nauen (1984). Cephalopods of the world. Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy.
Further reading
- Naef, A. 1921–23. Cephalopoda. Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel. Monograph, no. 35. [English translation: A. Mercado 1972. Israel Program for Scientific Translations Ltd., Jerusalem, Israel. 863pp., IPST Cat. No. 5110/1,2.]
- Pfeffer, G. 1912. Die Cephalopoden der Plankton-Expedition. Zugleich eine Monographische Übersicht der Oegopsiden Cephalopoden. Ergebniss der Plankton- Expedition der Humboldt-Stiftung 2:1-815.
External links
- "CephBase: Ancistroteuthis". Archived from the original on 2005.
- Tree of Life web project: Ancistroteuthis lichtensteinii
- Ancistroteuthis lichtensteinii: Description ContinuedError: "Q2997543" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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