Comb-finned Squid
Chtenopteryx sicula
Classification
- Class
- Cephalopoda
- Order
- Bathyteuthida
- Family
- Chtenopterygidae
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 visceral photophores are absent, arm suckers are arranged in at least 4 series distally, and club suckers are borne in more than 8 series. The type specimen was collected off Messina, Italy; the specific name sicula means "of Sicily".
Chtenopteryx est un genre de mollusques céphalopodes de la famille des Chtenopterygidae.
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Distribution
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