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Family Chtenopterygidae - comb-finned squids
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Class
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Cephalopoda
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Environment
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Fresh : No |
Brackish : No |
Marine : Yes
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First Fossil Record
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Remark
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Small, muscular. Fins extend nearly the full length of the mantle in adults; they attach to lateral walls of mantle and are comprised of slender muscle bundles connected by membranes, producing a comb-like appearance. Funnel-locking cartilages simple, straight. Buccal membrane bears small suckers. Tentacular club suckers in 8 to 20 series. Mature females with an accessory nidamental gland. Males without hectocotylus. Very scarce data. No interest to fisheries. Occurring from the surface to 3 000 m; most abundant at depths from 500 to 1 000 m during the day and migrating into near-surface waters at night (Ref. 104052).
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