| Citation | Jereb, P., C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman and J.K. Finn, 2014 Cephalopods of the world. An Annotated and Illustrated catalogue of Cephalopod species known to date. Vol. 3. Octopods and vampire squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes 3(4):370p. |
| Ref. | 96968 Jereb, P., C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman and J.K. Finn, 2014 |
| Page | 252 |
| Named Used as Valid | Opisthoteuthis japonica |
| Locality | off Minabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. |
| Distribution | Northwestern pacific Ocean. |