Berryteuthis anonychus

Minimal armhook squid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Teuthida
Suborder: Oegopsina
Family: Gonatidae
Genus: Berryteuthis
Species: B. anonychus
Binomial name
Berryteuthis anonychus
(Pearcy & Voss, 1963)
Synonyms
  • Gonatus anonychus
    Pearcy & Voss, 1963

Berryteuthis anonychus, also known as the minimal armhook squid or smallfin gonate squid, is a species of squid in the family Gonatidae. It is distinguished from other gonatids by the lack of hooks on all members, except for females on the base of arms I to III.

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