Narrowteuthis

[GPO87]

I had to post this one because I thought the name was a riot! Only one species (Narrowteuthis nesisi) in this genus. (No common name that I could find, but the "skinny squid" seems to make sense given the genus name)



Info at:
http://tolweb.org/Narrowteuthis_nesisi/19928

 

[jeffday]

okeanos saw a juvenile one of these earlier this year, nice writeup here from mike v on how he ID'd it

Video Feature: Identifying a Strange Squid and a Dumbo Octopod on the “Stepping Stones”: 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones: New England and Corner Rise Seamounts: NOAA Ocean Exploration