<p>Species of <em><strong>Abralia</strong></em> are small squid some of which are associated with shallow bottoms on steep slopes and as such are members of the mesopelagic-boundary fauna.</p><h4>Brief diagnosis:&nbsp;</h4><p>An enoploteuthid ...&nbsp;</p><ul><li>without large, black photophores at the tips of arms IV (see, however, <em><strong>A. astrolineata</strong></em>).</li><li>with fins extending to posterior tip of tail.&nbsp;</li></ul>