Pyroteuthis margaritifera

Author
Ruppell, 1884
Common Names
  • Fire Squid

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Min Depth
75 meters
Max Depth
500 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Tropical, Subtropical Atlantic, Indo-West Pacific Ocean
Habitat-Biology
  • oceanic
References

  • Nesis, K. N. 1975. Cephalopods of the American Mediterranean Sea. English Translations of Selected Publications on Cephalopods. Smithsonian Institution Libraries, 2003, 1(1): 319–358.

  • Passarella, K. C. 1990. Oceanic Cephalopod Assemblage in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. Masters thesis, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida. 50 pp.

  • Roper, C. F. E., and R. E. Young. 1975. Vertical distribution of pelagic cephalopods. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 209: 1–51.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Judkins, H. L., M. Vecchione, and C. F. E. Roper. 2009. Cephalopoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 701–709 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-08-2024.

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