Cycloteuthis akimushkini
| Cycloteuthis akimushkini | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Cycloteuthidae |
| Genus: | Cycloteuthis |
| Species: | C. akimushkini |
| Binomial name | |
| Cycloteuthis akimushkini Filippova, 1968 | |
Cycloteuthis akimushkini is a species of squid in the family Cycloteuthidae. This squid is found mostly in the tropical, subtropical and sub-antarctic parts of the eastern Indian Ocean, at depths of between 100 and 120m.[1][2]
Description
The mantle is conical shaped, tapering towards a tail. Its length is approximately 60cm.[3] A strongly pronounced muscular ridge runs along the dorsal surface of the mantle.[1] The fins are large and rounded, taking up 50% of the overall mantle length. The arms are about 70% of the mantle length, though the true measurements are unknown.[1] The feeding tentacles are long, their stalks are stout, and somewhat flattened.
Small, round orange photophores were found in the eyelid tissues, but nowhere else on the body.
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