Histioteuthis hoylei

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Flowervase jewel squid
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H. hoylei
Binomial name
Histioteuthis hoylei
(Goodrich, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Histioteuthis dofleini
    Pfeffer, 1912
  • Stigmatoteuthis chuni
    Pfeffer, 1912
  • Stigmatoteuthis arcturi
    Robson, 1948

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Histioteuthis hoylei, commonly called the flowervase jewel squid, is a species of cock-eyed squid. It is native to tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[1] It grows to 20 cm in mantle length.[1] The eyes of this species are highly dimorphic.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Norman, M.D. 2000. Cephalopods: A World Guide. ConchBooks, Hackenheim.
  2. Young, R.E. 1975. Function of the dimorphic eyes in the midwater squid Histioteuthis dofleini. Pacific Science 29(2): 211–218.

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