The Enoploteuthidea are a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
of
squid
True squid are molluscs with an elongated soft body, large eyes, eight arms, and two tentacles in the superorder Decapodiformes, though many other molluscs within the broader Neocoleoidea are also called squid despite not strictly fitting t ...
comprising approximately 40 species in four
genera
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. Most species have a
mantle length ranging from 3–13 cm. Hooks are present on all
arms
Arms or ARMS may refer to:
*Arm or arms, the upper limbs of the body
Arm, Arms, or ARMS may also refer to:
People
* Ida A. T. Arms (1856–1931), American missionary-educator, temperance leader
Coat of arms or weapons
*Armaments or weapons
**Fi ...
and
tentacles
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. The family is best known for the large array of
photophores
A photophore is a glandular organ that appears as luminous spots on various marine animals, including fish and cephalopods. The organ can be simple, or as complex as the human eye; equipped with lenses, shutters, color filters and reflectors, ...
throughout the body.
Species
*Genus ''
Abralia''
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Abralia andamanica''
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Abralia armata''
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Abralia astrolineata''
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Abralia astrosticta''
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Abralia dubia''
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Abralia fasciolata''
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Abralia grimpei''
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Abralia heminuchalis''
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Abralia marisarabica''
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Abralia multihamata''
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Abralia omiae''
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Abralia redfieldi''
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Abralia renschi''
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Abralia robsoni''
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Abralia siedleckyi''
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Abralia similis''
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Abralia spaercki''
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Abralia steindachneri''
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Abralia trigonura''
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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 Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It undergoes a daily ver ...
'', eye-flash squid or Verany's enope squid
*Genus ''
Abraliopsis''
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Abraliopsis affinis''
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Abraliopsis atlantica''
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Abraliopsis chuni''
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Abraliopsis falco''
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Abraliopsis felis''
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Abraliopsis gilchristi''
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Abraliopsis hoylei''
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Abraliopsis lineata''
**?''
Abraliopsis morisii'' *
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Abraliopsis pacificus''
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Abraliopsis pfefferi'', Pfeffer's enope squid
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Abraliopsis tui''
*Genus ''
Enoploteuthis''
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Enoploteuthis anapsis''
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Enoploteuthis chunii''
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Enoploteuthis galaxias''
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Enoploteuthis higginsi''
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Enoploteuthis jonesi''
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Enoploteuthis leptura''
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Enoploteuthis magnoceani''
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Enoploteuthis obliqua''
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Enoploteuthis octolineata''
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Enoploteuthis reticulata''
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Enoploteuthis semilineata''
*Genus ''
Watasenia''
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Watasenia scintillans'', sparkling enope squid or firefly squid
The species listed above with an asterisk (
*) is questionable and needs further study to determine if it is a valid species or a synonym. The question mark (?) indicates questionable placement within the genus.
References
External links
Tree of Life web project: EnoploteuthidaeEnoploteuthidae discussion forum at TONMO.com
Squid
Cephalopod families
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