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Species · accepted · checked 2026-08-05

Pterygioteuthis gemmata

Roundear enope squid

WoRMS 342104ITIS 556078GBIF 2289892key worms:342104
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2026-08-05: itis_id 556078 via WoRMS external link

Silhouette · Margot Michaud · CC0 1.0 · PhyloPic, drawn from Pyroteuthis margaritifera
Roundear enope squid3.6 cm
US quarter2.4 cm

max · sealifebase

PRESERVED_SPECIMEN; ; ; form.->70% alc.; ; IZ number 29241; lot count 1; 2002-07-26T00:00:00Z
Photo · Daniel J. Drew · CC0 1.0 · commons

Pterygioteuthis gemmata is a species of squid in the family Pyroteuthidae.W CalCOFI holds 8 observations of it in 1 dataset between 2008 and 2017, as invert.R

8
observations
8
records
8
sampling events
2008–2017
years
1
datasets
invert
life stages

Observed in
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One row per dataset, one cell per year, darker with more observations — the same strip the front door draws per dataset. Each row ends with the name that dataset uses (dataset_taxon); the accepted name is written once, in the title above. A quiet pill marks a name the authority does not accept.

  • Ichthyoplankton 8 obs · 8 events · 2008–2017 · invert
    name used: Pterygioteuthis gemmata · code 9578

How big is it
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Every mark is a measured length with its own source — hover one to read it. The reference objects are _data/size_reference.csv: two of them, the 505 µm bongo mesh and the net's ring, are CalCOFI's own sampling gear.

Ways in
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Read from taxa.json of release v2026.09.11, written at release by calcofi4db::build_taxa_catalog(). The catalog's index is /species/.

Explorerdb-query
ERDDAPCalCOFI's own server, the Ichthyoplankton table constrained to this taxon
https://erddap.calcofi.io/erddap/tabledap/swfsc_ichthyo.html?&taxon_key=%22worms:342104%22