''Chtenopteryx'' is a genus of small, muscular, midwater
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 ...
in the
monotypic family Chtenopterygidae. Four species are presently recognized in the genus, but more are believed to exist.
These squid occupy
tropical to
subtropical
The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical zone, geographical and Köppen climate classification, climate zones to the Northern Hemisphere, north and Southern Hemisphere, south of the tropics. Geographically part of the Geographical z ...
waters, probably at depths of between 500 and 1,000 m during the day and near-surface waters at night.
The genus contains bioluminescent species.
Species
* ''
Chtenopteryx canariensis
''Chtenopteryx'' is a genus of small, muscular, midwater squid in the monotypic family Chtenopterygidae. Four species are presently recognized in the genus, but more are believed to exist.
These squid occupy tropical to subtropical
The subt ...
''
Salcedo-Vargas & Guerrero-Kommritz, 2000
* ''
Chtenopteryx chuni
''Chtenopteryx'' is a genus of small, muscular, midwater squid in the monotypic family Chtenopterygidae. Four species are presently recognized in the genus, but more are believed to exist.
These squid occupy tropical to subtropical waters, proba ...
''
* Pfeffer
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, 1912
* ''
Chtenopteryx sepioloides
''Chtenopteryx'' is a genus of small, muscular, midwater squid in the monotypic family Chtenopterygidae. Four species are presently recognized in the genus, but more are believed to exist.
These squid occupy tropical to subtropical waters, proba ...
''
Rancurel, 1970
* ''
Chtenopteryx sicula
''Chtenopteryx sicula'', also known as the comb-finned squid or toothed-fin squid, is a species of squid native to at least the Mediterranean Sea. It is characterised by several distinct morphological features: ocular photophores are present but ...
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(VĂ©rany, 1851), comb-finned squid or toothed-fin 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.
References
External links
Tree of Life web project: ''Chtenopteryx''
Squid
Bioluminescent molluscs
Taxa named by Adolf Appellöf
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