Ommastrephidae: Eucleoteuthis luminosa (Sasaki, 1915) (‘luminous flying-squid’)
Synonym(s): luminosa Sasaki, 1915.
Typical mantle-length 200 mm. Lives in offshore waters in midwater. Native. Occurs in eastern and western Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS and WA); also widespread elsewhere.
Classification
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Oegopsida
Superfamily: Oegopsida – unplaced
Family: Ommastrephidae
Genus: Eucleoteuthis
no coastal locality records for this species currently available