Ancistroteuthis

Angel clubhook squid
Ancistroteuthis lichtensteinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Teuthida
Suborder: Oegopsina
Family: Onychoteuthidae
Genus: Ancistroteuthis
Gray, 1849
Species: A. lichtensteinii
Binomial name
Ancistroteuthis lichtensteinii
(Férussac, 1835)
Synonyms
  • Onychoteuthis hamatus
    Risso, 1854
  • Onychoteuthis lichtensteini
    Orbigny, 1839

Ancistroteuthis lichtensteinii, also known as the angel clubhook squid or simply angel squid, is a species of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae and the sole member of the genus Ancistroteuthis. It grows to a mantle length of 30 cm.[2] It can be found in the western Mediterranean Sea, subtropical and tropical eastern Atlantic Ocean and western north Atlantic Ocean. Its diet include mesopelagic fish and pelagic crustaceans. It is sometimes taken as bycatch by commercial fisheries, but is not a targeted species.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Barratt, I. & Allcock, L. (2014). "Ancistroteuthis lichtensteinii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. Roper C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney & C.E. Nauen 1984. Cephalopods of the world. Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy.

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