Taonius
Genus of squids
Taonius is a small genus of glass squid. Although it comprises only three recognised species, it has been suggested there may be as many as five species. Taonius borealis is found in the North Pacific Ocean and Taonius pavo is found in the Atlantic and possibly the south-western Indian Ocean.
Some teuthologists dispute Voss's synonymy of Belonella with Taonius.
The genus contains bioluminescent species.
01Species
Three species are currently placed in Taonius:
- Taonius borealis (Nesis, 1972)
- Taonius belone (Chun, 1906)
- Taonius pavo (Lesueur, 1821)
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Taonius pavo1.jpg by Jeanne Le Roux & D. Fenaut, Public domain
- Bec squid.jpg by Bove Noël aîné et Cie Prévost, A., Public domain
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