Berryteuthis
| Berryteuthis | |
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| Berryteuthis magister | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Coleoidea |
| Order: | Teuthida |
| Suborder: | Oegopsina |
| Family: | Gonatidae |
| Genus: | Berryteuthis Naef, 1921 |
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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
- Berryteuthis anonychus, minimal armhook squid
- Berryteuthis magister
- Berryteuthis magister magister, magister armhook squid
- Berryteuthis magister nipponensis
- Berryteuthis magister shevtsovi
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