Pterygioteuthis

Pterygioteuthis is a genus of squid in the family Pyroteuthidae. Members are differentiated from the genus Pyroteuthis due to size and head shape. The genus is characterised by the presence of a lidded photophore over each eye.

Pterygioteuthis
Pterygioteuthis giardi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Oegopsida
Family:	Pyroteuthidae
Genus:	Pterygioteuthis Fischer, 1896[1]
Type species
Pterygioteuthis giardi Fischer, 1896
Species
Pterygioteuthis gemmata Chun, 1908 Pterygioteuthis giardi Fischer, 1896 Pterygioteuthis hoylei (Pfeffer, 1912) Pterygioteuthis microlampas Berry, 1913