Onykia ingens
Onykia ingens, the greater hooked squid, is a species of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae. It occurs worldwide in subantarctic oceans.
| Greater hooked squid | |
|---|---|
| Onykia ingens (~400 mm ML) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Onychoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Onykia |
| Species: | O. ingens |
| Binomial name | |
| Onykia ingens (Smith, 1881) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Although O. ingens was long attributed to the genus Moroteuthis, several authors have recently agreed that Moroteuthis is a junior synonym of Onykia.
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