Abraliopsis pacificus

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Abraliopsis pacificus

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Enoploteuthidae
Genus: Abraliopsis
Subgenus: Abraliopsis
Species:
A. pacificus
Binomial name
Abraliopsis pacificus
Tsuchiya & Okutani, 1990[2]

Abraliopsis pacificus is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod from the northwestern Pacific Ocean, from Japan to Hawaii. This species undergoes vertical migration from 900–500 m depth during the day, rising to 263–102 m depth at night. Male spermatophores are 6.5–7 mm in length.

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