Choneteuthis tongaensis
| Choneteuthis tongaensis | |
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| Holotype ofChoneteuthis tongaensis (33.8 mm ML) | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiida |
| Family: | Sepiolidae |
| Genus: | Choneteuthis |
| Species: | C. tongaensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Choneteuthis tongaensis Lu&Boucher-Rodoni,2006
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Choneteuthis tongaensisis a species ofbobtail squidnative to the waters around theTonga Islandsin the southernPacific Ocean.It is known from only three specimens. Of these, theholotypeis the largest, at 33.8 mmmantlelength (ML).C. tongaensisis characterised by several distinct morphological features: the mantle is free from the head in the nuchal region, a large, circular visceral photophore and ventral shield are present on the ventral surface of theink sac,and the broad keel extends the full length of the club.[1]
The holotype (MNHN 3820), a female with missing tentacles, was collected in the N Ha’apai group of the Tonga Islands (19°42′S174°26′W/ 19.700°S 174.433°W) at a depth of 332 m. Paratype 1, a male known from only the head and brachial crown, came from the same station. Paratype 2 (MNHN 3822), also a female with missing tentacles, was collected from a seamount in the Tonga Islands (22°11′S175°27′W/ 22.183°S 175.450°W) at a depth of 385–405 m.[1]
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