Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis

Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Cephalopoda
Order:Oegopsida
Family:Ommastrephidae
Genus:Sthenoteuthis
Species: S. oualaniensis
Binomial name
Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis
(Lesson, 1830)[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Loligo brevitentaculata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
  • Loligo oualaniensis Lesson, 1830
  • Loligo vanikoriensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
  • Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830)

Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis, also known as the purpleback flying squid or purpleback squid, is a species of cephalopod in the family Ommastrephidae. It is native to tropical parts of the Pacific and Indian Oceans where it is found to depths of about 1,000 m (3,281 ft).[3]

References

  1. ↑ Barratt, I. & Allcock, L. (2014). "Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163152A977501. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163152A977501.en. Downloaded on 11 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 Julian Finn (2016). Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. "Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson [in 1830-1831], 1830)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Purpleback Flying Squid – Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830)". Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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