Berryteuthis

Berryteuthis
Berryteuthis magister
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Cephalopoda
Order:Oegopsida
Family:Gonatidae
Genus:Berryteuthis
Naef, 1921[1]
Type species
Gonatus magister
Berry, 1913
Species

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Berryteuthis is a genus of squid in the family Gonatidae, comprising two known species. The two members differ greatly in size, with B. anonychus and B. magister reaching mature mantle lengths of 10 cm and 40 cm respectively. In both members, photophores are absent.

Species

References

  1. Julian Finn (2016). "Berryteuthis Naef, 1912". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 4 March 2018.


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