Taonius pavo

Taonius pavo is a species of glass squid found in the Atlantic Ocean. Its exact geographic distribution is uncertain, but it may extend to the southwestern Indian Ocean through the Agulhas Current.^[3]

Taonius pavo
Drawing of Taonius pavo
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Oegopsida
Family:	Cranchiidae
Genus:	Taonius
Species:	T. pavo
Binomial name
Taonius pavo (Lesueur, 1821)[2]
Synonyms[2]
Loligo pavo Lesueur, 1821

They are eaten by the sperm whale in Southeast Asia, southern Australia, Hawaii, and North Atlantic waters.^[4][5][6][7]

See also

• Teuthowenia megalops