Discoteuthis discus
Species of squid
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Discoteuthis discus, the rounded disc-fin squid is a species of squid in the family Cycloteuthidae. They occur in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean and the central North Pacific. While mature specimens have not been found, the unnamed species Discoteuthis sp. A has been hypothesised as the mature form.
| Discoteuthis discus | |
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| cf. Discoteuthis discus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Cycloteuthidae |
| Genus: | Discoteuthis |
| Species: | D. discus |
| Binomial name | |
| Discoteuthis discus | |
