Walvis Ridge Squid
Walvisteuthis virilis
Classification
- Class
- Cephalopoda
- Order
- Oegopsida
- Family
- Onychoteuthidae
Walvisteuthis, the stubby hook squids, is a genus of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae. The genus contains four species. They are characterised by possessing oval fins which are not drawn-out posteriorly, the gladius has elongated-rhomboid vanes and a short, blunt rostrum which is perpendicular to tip of gladius, the gladius is visible beneath skin at the dorsal midline and they only have primary occipital folds.
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Distribution
Sources and credits
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