| Comb-finned squid | |
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| Chtenopteryx sicula caught off Naples. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Coleoidea |
| Order: | Teuthida |
| Suborder: | Oegopsina/Bathyteuthoidea |
| Family: | Chtenopterygidae |
| Genus: | Chtenopteryx |
| Species: | C. sicula |
| Binomial name | |
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Chtenopteryx sicula (Vérany, 1851) |
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Chtenopteryx sicula, also known as the comb-finned squid or toothed-fin squid, is a species of squid native to at least the Mediterranean Sea. It is characterised by several distinct morphological features: ocular photophores are present but visceral photophores are absent, arm suckers are arranged in at least 4 series distally, and club suckers are borne in more than 8 series.
The type specimen was collected off Messina, Italy. It is deposited at the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle (Musée Barla) in Nice.
Ventral view of the viscera, showing the absence of a visceral photophore and the presence of the accessory nidamental gland.