Abraliopsis pacificus

Abraliopsis pacificus is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod from the northwestern Pacific Ocean, from Japan to Hawaii. This species undergoes vertical migration from 900โ€“500 m depth during the day, rising to 263โ€“102 m depth at night. Male spermatophores are 6.5โ€“7 mm in length.

Abraliopsis pacificus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Enoploteuthidae
Genus: Abraliopsis
Subgenus: Abraliopsis
Species:
A. pacificus
Binomial name
Abraliopsis pacificus
Tsuchiya & Okutani, 1990[2]

References

  1. Barratt, I. & Allcock, L. (2014). "Abraliopsis pacificus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T162933A954917. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T162933A954917.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. Julian Finn (2016). "Abraliopsis (Abraliopsis) pacificus Tsuchiya & Okutani, 1990". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 4 March 2018.


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