Pyroteuthis
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| Scientific name | Pyroteuthis |
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| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Order | Oegopsida |
| Rank | Genus |
| Higher classification | Pyroteuthidae |
| Lower classifications | Pyroteuthis serrata |
| Pyroteuthis addolux | |
| Pyroteuthis margaritifera | |
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| ID | 2928742 |
About Pyroteuthis
Pyroteuthis is a genus of squid in the family Pyroteuthidae. It is differentiated from the genus Pterygioteuthis by size, head shape and behaviour. Species within the genus are separated by the arrangement of tentacular photophores; the shape of the hectocotylus, and the shape of the hectocotylus hooks.