Brachioteuthis behnii

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Brachioteuthis behnii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Brachioteuthidae
Genus: Brachioteuthis
Species:
B. behnii
Binomial name
Brachioteuthis behnii
(Steenstrup, 1882)
Synonyms[2]
  • Tracheloteuthis behnii Steenstrup, 1882
  • Entomopsis clouei Rochebrune, 1884
  • Verrilliola gracilis Pfeffer, 1884

Brachioteuthis behnii is a species of squid in the family Brachioteuthidae.[1][2] The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed it as "data deficient" because of uncertainty about its taxonomic validity.[1]

Brachioteuthis behnii is a widespread deep water squid reported from the equatorial Atlantic and equatorial and central waters of the Indo-Pacific.[1]

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