Chtenopterygidae: Chtenopteryx sicula (Vérany, 1851) (‘comb-finned squid’)
Synonym(s): sicula Vérany, 1851 fimbriatus Appellöf, 1889 cyprinoides Joubin, 1894 neuroptera Jatta, 1896.
Typical mantle-length 80 mm. Lives in offshore waters in midwater. Native. Endemic to eastern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS and VIC).
Classification
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Decapodiformes
Superfamily: Bathyteuthoidea
Family: Chtenopterygidae
Genus: Chtenopteryx
no coastal locality records for this species currently available