Abralia astrosticta

Abralia astrosticta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Teuthida
Family: Enoploteuthidae
Genus: Abralia
Species: A. astrosticta
Binomial name
Abralia astrosticta
Berry, 1909

Abralia astrosticta is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod present in the waters of Australia, French Polynesia, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines and Hawaiʻi. They have large ventral photophores. Females carry oocytes 1.0 mm in length in their ovaries.

References

  1. Barratt, I. & Allcock, L. (2014). "Abralia astrosticta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
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