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Chtenopteryx

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{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = ''Chtenopteryx'' | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Mollusca | classis = Cephalopoda | subclassis = Coleoidea | ordo = Teuthida | subordo = Oegopsina | familia = '''Chtenopterygidae''' | familia_authority = Georg Grimpe Grimpe, 1922 | genus = '''''Chtenopteryx''''' | genus_authority = Adolf Appellöf Appellöf, 1890 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = ''Chtenopteryx chuni''
''Chtenopteryx sepioloides''
''Comb-finned Squid Chtenopteryx sicula'' }} '''''Chtenopteryx''''' is a genus of small, muscular, midwater squids and is the only genus in the family Chtenopterygidae. Three species are presently recognized in the genus, but more are believed to exist. These squids occupy tropical to subtropical waters probably at depths of 500-1000 m during the day and near-surface waters at night.

Species
*''Chtenopteryx chuni'' * *''Chtenopteryx sepioloides'' *''Chtenopteryx sicula'', Comb-finned Squid or Toothed-fin Squid The species listed above with an asterisk (*) is questionable and needs further study to determine if it is a valid species or a synonym.

External link
{{CephBase Genus|Chtenopteryx}} {{mollusc-stub}} Category:Squid