Cycloteuthis akimushkini

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]

Cycloteuthis akimushkini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Cycloteuthidae
Genus: Cycloteuthis
Species:
C. akimushkini
Binomial name
Cycloteuthis akimushkini
Filippova, 1968

Description

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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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