Introduction
Gonatus pyros is a small gonatid. A spent female measured 125 mm ML (SBMNH no. 61050). Nesis (1982/87) states that some individuals are known to be up to 160 mm ML. G. pyros is distinctive in being the only gonatid known to possess photophores.
Diagnosis
A Gonatus with ...
- a large photophore on the ventral surface of each eyeball.
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Gonatus pyros Young, 1972
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Kubodera, Tsunemi, F. G. Hochberg, and Richard E. Young.2006. Gonatus pyros Young 1972. Version 31 May 2006.http://dev.tolweb.org/Gonatus_pyros/19774/2006.05.31 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
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