Stoloteuthis leucoptera (Verrill, 1878)
Butterfly bob tail
Stoloteuthis leucoptera
photo by FAO

Family:  Sepiolidae (bobtail squids), subfamily: Heteroteuthinae
Max. size:  2.5 cm ML (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic; marine; depth range 160 - 700 m
Distribution:  Southwest Pacific, Amphi-Atlantic, from Canada to USA and from France to Namibia and the Mediterranean Sea.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum size for male/unsexed, 1.8 cm, mantle length from Ref. 104052.
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 28 March 2009 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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