Genus
Pyroteuthis
3 species
The list of species of Pyroteuthis genus
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The list of species of Pyroteuthis genus
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Pyroteuthis addolux is a species of squid in the family Pyroteuthidae. It is distinguished from other members of the genus Pyroteuthis by the shape of photophores on the tentacles and the shape of the hectocotylus. The hectocotylus is located on arm...
Pyroteuthis margaritifera, the jewel enope squid, is a species of squid in the family Pyroteuthidae.This species has three large, ellipsoidal, double photophores on the tentacles, the nearest ellipsoidal photophore to the tip is near the carpal...
Pyroteuthis serrata is a species of squid in the family Pyroteuthidae. It is found north of the tropical convergence in the waters around New Zealand and it does not overlap with Pyroteuthis margaritifera which has a more southerly range.