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Uroteuthis
Sign in to saveUroteuthis is a genus of 14 species of common inshore squids of the Indo-West Pacific and is further subdivided into 3 subgenera. The members of the genus Uroteuthis are the only squids of the family Loliginidae that possess photophores (light-emitting organs) and all species in the genus have a pair of photophore organs on the ventral surface of their ink sac either side of their intestine.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Uroteuthis is referenced by 15 other articles, and connects out to photophore, Animalia and Pacific Ocean.
Vinony files it under Cephalopod genera, Loliginidae and Uroteuthis.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Indian Squid
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassCephalopoda
- OrderMyopsida
- FamilyLoliginidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 103
- Family
- Loliginidae
- Collections
- USNM, NMV, SBMNH, NHMUK, AM, MNHN
- Recorded in
- China, Australia, Philippines, Panama, Chinese Taipei, Malaysia, Thailand, Pakistan
Wikidata facts
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- Uroteuthis noctiluca.jpeg
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- Uroteuthis
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Distribution and range
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Uroteuthis is a genus of 14 species of common inshore squids of the Indo-West Pacific and is further subdivided into 3 subgenera. The members of the genus Uroteuthis are the only squids of the family Loliginidae that possess photophores (light-emitting organs) and all species in the genus have a pair of photophore organs on the ventral surface of their ink sac either side of their intestine.
Uroteuthis species range in size between 3 cm and 100 cm (mantle length). As with all other members of the family Loliginidae, they have a cornea that covers the lens of each eye, and have a gladius that extends the full length of the mantle and a gill that has a branchial canal.
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