Ancistroteuthis lichtensteinii (Férussac, 1835)
Angel squid
Ancistroteuthis lichtensteinii
photo by FAO

Family:  Onychoteuthidae (clubhook squids)
Max. size:  30 cm ML (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 1102 m
Distribution:  Western Central Pacific, Atlantic and the Mediterranean: from Straits of Gibraltar to Angola, USA and Melanesia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Caught by pelagic trawls (Ref. 417). Maximum depth from Ref. 101174.
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 10 May 2010 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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