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Enoploteuthidae
The Enoploteuthidea are a family of squid comprising approximately 40 species in four genera. Most species have a mantle length ranging from 3–13 cm. Hooks are present on all arms and tentacles. The family is best known for the large array of photophores throughout the body. Species *Genus '' Abralia'' **'' Abralia andamanica'' **'' Abralia armata'' **'' Abralia astrolineata'' **'' Abralia astrosticta'' **'' Abralia dubia'' **'' Abralia fasciolata'' **'' Abralia grimpei'' **'' Abralia heminuchalis'' **'' Abralia marisarabica'' **'' Abralia multihamata'' **'' Abralia omiae'' **'' Abralia redfieldi'' **'' Abralia renschi'' **'' Abralia robsoni'' **'' Abralia siedleckyi'' **'' Abralia similis'' **'' Abralia spaercki'' **'' Abralia steindachneri'' **'' Abralia trigonura'' **''Abralia veranyi ''Abralia veranyi'' is a species of squid in the family Enoploteuthidae. Common names include the eye-flash squid, Verany's enope squid and the midwater squid. It is found in the Atl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abralia
''Abralia'' is a genus of squid comprising around 20 species from the Family (biology), family Enoploteuthidae. They are small squid which can be found in the epipelagic to mesopelagic zones while some species are found in water with shallow substrates on steep slopes on the boundary of the mesopelagic zone. They are distinguished from other members of the Enoploteuthidae by not normally having large, black photophores at the tips of arms IV, although if these are present they are not covered in black chromatophores, and having fins which extend beyond their tail. The photophores of the integument are characteristicand are found in the three types . "Lensed" photophores are a blue color with a white ring, "simple" photophores are small and violet-colored and the "complex" photophores are surrounded by small green satellite points and have a green centre. The complex photophores will frequently appear to be blue depending on their physiological state. The integument also has small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enoploteuthis
''Enoploteuthis'' is a genus of squid in the family Enoploteuthidae. The species of ''Enoploteuthis''are most easily recognised by having a larger tail when compared to the other genera in the Enoploteuthidae. The tail's size is emphasised not having the fins extending along its sides. In related genera there is a narrow extension of the fins along the tail. Other characteristics include the presence of suckers on the distal portion of arms IV where there at no photophores present; the tentacular club has two rows of hooks and no marginal suckers; on the buccal crown there are typical chromatophores on the aboral surface but on the oral surface there may be some light skin pigmentation. They have 9-10 photophores on the eye and they have complex photophores in the skin. In the females the Spermatangia receptacles are at the posterior junction of muscles used to retract the funnel and the muscles which retract the head. ''Enoploteuthis'' differs from other genera of the Enoploteuthi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparkling Enope Squid
The firefly squid (''Watasenia scintillans''), also commonly known as the sparkling enope squid or hotaru-ika in Japan, is a species of squid in the family Enoploteuthidae. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus ''Watasenia''. These tiny squid are found on the shores of Japan in springtime during spawning season, but spend most of their lives in deeper waters between . They are bioluminescent organisms and emit blue light from photophores, which some scientists have hypothesized could be used for communication, camouflage, or attracting food, but it is still unclear in the scientific community exactly how this species uses their bioluminescence. The firefly squid is a predator and actively hunts its food, which includes copepods, small fish, and other squids. The lifespan of a firefly squid is about one year. At the end of their lives females return close to shore to release their eggs, and then die shortly thereafter. This mass migration of firefly squid to the shore is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abralia Dubia
''Abralia dubia'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod known from the Red Sea The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; T .... References Abralia Molluscs described in 1960 {{squid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abralia Spaercki
''Abralia spaercki'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod that has been found in the waters off northern Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Its taxonomic relationship with '' A. multihamata'' still needs to be determined. It inhabits the mesopelagic zone The mesopelagic zone (Greek μέσον, middle), also known as the middle pelagic or twilight zone, is the part of the pelagic zone that lies between the photic epipelagic and the aphotic bathypelagic zones. It is defined by light, and begins ... of continental or island shelves. References Abralia Molluscs described in 1931 {{squid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abralia Similis
''Abralia similis'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod that occurs in equatorial and subtropical Pacific Ocean waters south of the Kuroshio Current, and is known from the waters of Papua New Guinea, Japan, Kiribati and Tonga. This species exhibits sexual dimorphism Sexual dimorphism is the condition where the sexes of the same animal and/or plant species exhibit different morphological characteristics, particularly characteristics not directly involved in reproduction. The condition occurs in most ani ..., with females reaching mantle lengths of 17–30 mm in length and males only reaching 17–22 mm mantle lengths. Male spermatophores are relatively long, at 5.2–7.7 mm in length. Females have small oocytes, at only 1.0 mm in length. References Abralia Molluscs described in 1987 {{squid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abralia Siedleckyi
''Abralia siedleckyi'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod known from its type locality in the waters off South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri .... It resembles '' A. heminuchalis'', and may be synonymous with it. References Abralia Molluscs described in 1983 {{squid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abralia Robsoni
''Abralia robsoni'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod found in the waters of Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north .... It may be synonymous with '' A. andamanica''. References Abralia Molluscs described in 1931 Taxa named by Georg Grimpe {{squid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abralia Renschi
''Abralia renschi'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod found in the waters of Sumatra, Java and the Maldives Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag .... It may be a subspecies of '' A. steindachneri''. References Abralia Taxa named by Georg Grimpe Molluscs described in 1931 {{squid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abralia Redfieldi
''Abralia redfieldi'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod ranging across the Atlantic Ocean from the waters of Nova Scotia to Argentina in the west, to the waters of western Africa south to South Africa in the east. It has been caught at depths of 50–100 m at night, and is preyed upon by dwarf sperm whale The dwarf sperm whale (''Kogia sima'') is a sperm whale that inhabits temperate and tropical oceans worldwide, in particular continental shelves and slopes. It was first described by biologist Richard Owen in 1866, based on illustrations by n ...s. It is similar in appearance to the Pacific Ocean species, ''Abralia similis.'' References Abralia Molluscs described in 1955 {{squid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abralia Omiae
''Abralia omiae'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod known only from its type locality, the Dimitry Mendeleyev seamount (5˚N, 155˚E) in the Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ... tropics. ''A. omiae'' is a small species, less than 3 cm in mantle length. References Abralia Molluscs described in 2000 {{squid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abralia Multihamata
''Abralia multihamata'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod native to the Northwest Pacific Ocean. Specifically, it occurs in the East China Sea, Sea of Japan and Sagami Bay. The taxonomic relationship between ''A. multihamata'' and '' A. spaercki'' needs to be resolved. It may spawn in the East China Sea The East China Sea is an arm of the Western Pacific Ocean, located directly offshore from East China. It covers an area of roughly . The sea’s northern extension between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula is the Yellow Sea, separated b ..., as large numbers of spent individuals are collected there in October. References Abralia Molluscs described in 1929 Molluscs of the Pacific Ocean {{squid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
