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Ancistroteuthis lichtensteinii (angel clubhook squid)

Synonyms: Onychoteuthis hamata; Onychoteuthis hamatus; Onychoteuthis lichtensteinii

Wikipedia Abstract

Ancistroteuthis lichtensteinii, also known as the angel clubhook squid or simply angel squid, is a species of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae and the sole member of the genus Ancistroteuthis. It grows to a mantle length of 30 cm. It can be found in the western Mediterranean Sea, subtropical and tropical eastern Atlantic Ocean and western north Atlantic Ocean. Its diet include mesopelagic fish and pelagic crustaceans. It is sometimes taken as bycatch by commercial fisheries, but is not a targeted species. \n* Dorsal and ventral views of juvenile A. lichtensteinii (16 mm ML) \n* \n* \n* \n*
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Predators

Aristaeomorpha foliacea (giant gamba prawn)[1]
Ziphius cavirostris (Cuvier's Beaked Whale)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0