Ancistrocheirus

Sharpear enope squid
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Superfamily: Enoploteuthoidea
Family: Ancistrocheiridae
Pfeffer, 1912
Genus: Ancistrocheirus
Gray, 1849
Species:
A. lesueurii
Binomial name
Ancistrocheirus lesueurii
(D'Orbigny, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Abralia megalops Verrill, 1882
  • Ancistroteuthis lesueurii (d'Orbigny, 1842)
  • Enoploteuthis lesueurii d'Orbigny, 1842
  • Enoploteuthis pallida Pfeffer, 1884
  • Enoploteuthis polyonyx Troschel, 1857
  • Loligo alessandrinii Vérany, 1847
  • Onychia caribaea Steenstrup, 1880
  • Onychoteuthis lesueurii Férussac, 1835
  • Thelidioteuthis alessandrinii (Vérany, 1847)

Ancistrocheirus lesueurii, the sharpear enope squid, is the only species in the genus Ancistrocheirus and family Ancistrocheiridae. With a mantle length of 25 cm (9.8 in), this moderately sized squid may be found throughout the tropical and subtropical oceans. They tend to be found at mesopelagic depths (200–1,000 m (660–3,280 ft) down).

Although only one species is recognized, some have suggested more than one species may exist due to differences in the paralarval morphology. Paralarva is the first free-living stage for cephalopods.

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