Bathyteuthis
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Bathyteuthis is the singular genus of squid in the family Bathyteuthidae, encompassing three species.
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Bathyteuthis | |
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Bathyteuthis abyssicola | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Bathyteuthida |
Family: | Bathyteuthidae Pfeffer, 1900 |
Genus: | Bathyteuthis Hoyle, 1885[1] |
Type species | |
Bathytellina abyssicola (Habe, 1958) | |
Species | |
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Bathyteuthis species are found scattered throughout the world's oceans at mesopelagic to bathypelagic depths, commonly between 700–2,000 m (2,300–6,600 ft). They are found in deep-sea territories and can be spotted on the coast of New England.[2]
The genus contains bioluminescent species.[3]