Walvisteuthis
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Walvisteuthis, the stubby hook squids, is a genus of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae.[1] The genus contains four species.[2] They are characterised by possessing oval fins which are not drawn-out posteriorly, the gladius has elongated-rhomboid vanes and a short, blunt rostrum which is perpendicular to tip of gladius, the gladius is visible beneath skin at the dorsal midline and they only have primary occipital folds.[3]
Species
The four species currently recognised are:[2]
- Walvisteuthis jeremiahi Vecchione, Sosnowski & Young, 2015
- Walvisteuthis rancureli (Okutani, 1981)
- Walvisteuthis virilis Nesis & Nikitina, 1986
- Walvisteuthis youngorum (Bolstad, 2010)