Abralia redfieldi is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod ranging across the Atlantic Ocean from the waters of Nova Scotia to Argentina in the west, to the waters of western Africa south to South Africa in the east. It has been caught at depths of 50–100 m at night, and is preyed upon by dwarf sperm whales.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Enoploteuthidae |
| Genus: | Abralia |
| Subgenus: | Pygmabralia |
| Species: | A. redfieldi
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It is similar in appearance to the Pacific Ocean species, Abralia similis.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Abralia redfieldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163028A964879. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163028A964879.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Abralia (Pygmabralia) redfieldi Voss, 1955". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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