Minimal Armhook Squid
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The Minimal Armhook Squid (Berryteuthis anonychus), also known as the 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 arm
s I to III.
Squid
Squid are cephalopods of the order Teuthida, which comprises around 300 species. Like all other cephalopods, squid have a distinct head, bilateral symmetry, a mantle, and arms. Squid, like cuttlefish, have eight arms arranged in pairs and two, usually longer, tentacles...
in the family Gonatidae
Gonatidae
The Gonatidae, also known as armhook squid, are a family of moderately-sized squid. The family contains approximately 19 species in three genera, widely distributed and plentiful in cold boreal waters of the Pacific Ocean...
. It is distinguished from other gonatids by the lack of hooks on all members, except for females on the base of arm
Cephalopod arm
A cephalopod arm is distinct from a tentacle, though the terms are often used interchangeably.Generally, cephalopod arms have suckers along most of their length, as opposed to tentacles, which have suckers only near their ends. Octopuses have eight arms and no tentacles, while squid and cuttlefish...
s I to III.