| Flowervase jewel squid | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Histioteuthidae |
| Genus: | Stigmatoteuthis |
| Species: | S. hoylei |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmatoteuthis hoylei (Goodrich, 1896) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Histiopsis hoylei Goodrich, 1896 Histioteuthis hoylei (Goodrich, 1896) Meleagroteuthis hoylei Pfeffer, 1908 | |
Stigmatoteuthis 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. It grows to 20 cm (7.9 in) in mantle length. The eyes of this species are highly dimorphic.
References
- ^ Norman, M.D. 2000. Cephalopods: A World Guide. ConchBooks, Hackenheim.
- Young, Richard Edward (1975). "Function of the dimorphic eyes in the midwater squid Histioteuthis dofleini". Pacific Science. 29 (2): 211–8. hdl:10125/953.
External links
- "CephBase: Stigmatoteuthis hoylei". Archived from the original on 2005-08-17.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Histioteuthis hoylei | |
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