Kingdom Animalia Class Cephalopoda Family Cranchiidae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Order Teuthida Genus Teuthowenia | |
Similar Sandalops melancholicus, Teuthowenia megalops, Taoniinae, Megalocranchia, Galiteuthis armata | ||
Teuthowenia maculata is a species of glass squid in the genus Teuthowenia. It is similar to the two other members of its genus - T. megalops and T. pellucida, but it is only found in the tropical waters off the coast of Africa in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. The largest recorded specimen is an immature male with a mantle length of 143 millimetres (5.6 in).
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