Berryteuthis
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| Berryteuthis Temporal range: | |
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| Berryteuthis magister | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Gonatidae |
| Genus: | Berryteuthis Naef, 1921[2] |
| Type species | |
| Gonatus magister Berry, 1913 | |
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Berryteuthis is a genus of squid in the family Gonatidae, comprising two known species. The two members differ greatly in size, with B. anonychus and B. magister reaching mature mantle lengths of 10 cm (3.9 in) and 40 cm (16 in) respectively. In both members, photophores are absent.
