Description
General:
Keels on arms III, 5 small photophores on eye with one large photophore anterior, and 4 tentacular photophores.
Size:
to 31 mm DGL
Geographic Information
Ocean range (global):
Eastern tropical Pacific.
Additional Information
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Lindgren, A.R. (2010). Systematics and distribution of the squid genus Pterygioteuthis (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida) in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 76: 389-398. https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyq028
Citation:
Pterygioteuthis hoylei
(Pfeffer, 1912) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Pterygioteuthis%20hoylei. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-25.