Histioteuthidae: Histioteuthis miranda (Berry, 1918) (‘wondrous jewel-squid’)

Synonym(s): miranda Berry, 1918.

Typical mantle-length 230 mm. Lives in offshore waters in midwater. Native. Occurs in southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA); also widespread in the warm temperate zones of both hemispheres. In Tasmanian waters, this species has been recorded as beak(s) recovered from the guts of beached whale(s).