Histioteuthis reversa

Reverse jewel squid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Histioteuthidae
Genus: Histioteuthis
Species:
H. reversa
Binomial name
Histioteuthis reversa
(Verrill, 1880)[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Calliteuthis elongata Voss & Voss, 1962
  • Calliteuthis meneghinii Pfeffer, 1912
  • Calliteuthis reversa Verrill, 1880
  • Histioteuthis elongata (Voss & Voss, 1962)
  • Histioteuthis elongatus (Voss & Voss, 1962)
  • Histioteuthis reversus (Verrill, 1880)
  • Stigmatoteuthis verrilli Pfeffer, 1912

Histioteuthis reversa, commonly known as the reverse jewel squid or the elongate jewel squid, is a species of cock-eyed squid, so called because the eyes are dissimilar. It occurs at moderate depths in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is also known from the Indian Ocean.

  1. ^ Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Histioteuthis reversa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163177A980483. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163177A980483.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Julian Finn (2016). "Histioteuthis reversa (Verrill, 1880)". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 6 March 2018.