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Bathyteuthis
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassCephalopoda
- OrderBathyteuthida
- FamilyBathyteuthidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 58
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Bathyteuthidae
- Collections
- USNM, NHMUK, NMV
- Recorded in
- Chile, Philippines, United States, South Africa, Ecuador, Antarctica
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- Bathyteuthisabyssicola.jpg
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- Bathyteuthis
- taxon name
- Bathyteuthis
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- topic's main category
- Category:Bathyteuthis
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Description
- Reproduction
- Taxonomy
- Species
- References
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Bathyteuthis is the singular genus of squid in the family Bathyteuthidae, encompassing six species.
Bathyteuthis species are found scattered throughout the world's oceans at mesopelagic to bathypelagic depths, commonly between . They are found in deep-sea territories and can be spotted on the coast of New England.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bathyteuthis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.