Stigmatoteuthis hoylei

Flowervase jewel squid
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Oegopsida
Family:	Histioteuthidae
Genus:	Stigmatoteuthis
Species:	S. hoylei
Binomial name
	Stigmatoteuthis hoylei; (Goodrich, 1896)
Synonyms
	Histiopsis hoylei Goodrich, 1896 Histioteuthis hoylei (Goodrich, 1896) Meleagroteuthis hoylei Pfeffer, 1908

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Stigmatoteuthis hoylei, commonly called the flowervase jewel squid, is a species of cock-eyed squid. It is native to tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.^[1] It grows to 20 cm (7.9 in) in mantle length.^[1] The eyes of this species are highly dimorphic.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Norman, M.D. 2000. Cephalopods: A World Guide. ConchBooks, Hackenheim.
^ Young, Richard Edward (1975). "Function of the dimorphic eyes in the midwater squid Histioteuthis dofleini". Pacific Science. 29 (2): 211–8. hdl:10125/953.

External links

"CephBase: Stigmatoteuthis hoylei". Archived from the original on 2005-08-17.

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[Norman-1] Norman, M.D. 2000. Cephalopods: A World Guide. ConchBooks, Hackenheim.

[2] Young, Richard Edward (1975). "Function of the dimorphic eyes in the midwater squid Histioteuthis dofleini". Pacific Science. 29 (2): 211–8. hdl:10125/953.

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