Gonatopsis is a genus of squid from the family Gonatidae. They are characterised by the loss of their tentacles by the time they have reach the subadult stage. They have arms which have two series of hooks along the midline of the oral surface arms, the radula has five or seven teeth, the mantle can be muscular or flabby, fins are rhomboid or arrow shaped and they lack photophores. They are found in the North Pacific.[2]

Gonatopsis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Gonatidae
Genus: Gonatopsis
Sasaki, 1920[1]
Type species
Gonatopsis octopedatus
Sasaki, 1920
Synonyms

Eogonatus Nesis, 1972

Species

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The following species have been classified as belonging to Gonatopsis:[1]

The species listed above with an asterisk (*) is a taxon inquirendum and needs further study to determine if it is a valid species or a synonym.

References

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  1. ^ a b Julian Finn (2016). "Gonatopsis Sasaki, 1920". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  2. ^ Kubodera, Tsunemi; F. G. Hochberg; Richard E. Young & Michael Vecchione (2014). "Gonatopsis Sasaki, 1920". The Tree of Life Web Project.