Chtenopteryx

Chtenopteryx
Chtenopteryx sicula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Bathyteuthida
Family: Chtenopterygidae
Grimpe, 1922
Genus: Chtenopteryx
Appellöf, 1890
Type species
Sepioteuthis sicula
Species

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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, probably at depths of between 500–1,000 m (1,600–3,300 ft) during the day and near-surface waters at night.

The genus contains bioluminescent species.[2]

Species

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

  1. ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Chtenopteryx Appellöf, 1890". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. ^ Herring, Peter J. (1987). "Systematic distribution of bioluminescence in living organisms". Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence. 1 (3): 147–163. doi:10.1002/bio.1170010303. PMID 3503524.


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