Amphorateuthis
| Amphorateuthis | |
|---|---|
| Amphorateuthis alveatus paratype no. 2 (15 mm ML) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiolida |
| Family: | Sepiolidae |
| Subfamily: | Heteroteuthidinae |
| Genus: | Amphorateuthis Young, Vecchione & Roper, 2007 |
| Species: | A. alveatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphorateuthis alveatus | |
Amphorateuthis alveatus is a species of bobtail squid native to the Indian Ocean. It is characterised by unique modifications of the arms in males; mature males exhibit elongate suckers in numerous series on arm pairs II and IV.
A. alveatus is known from only four specimens. The holotype and paratype no. 1 were collected off western Tanzania at 6°51′S 39°54′E / 6.850°S 39.900°E. Paratype no. 3 was caught at virtually the same locality in a 40 ft bottom trawl that fished to a depth of 100 m. Paratype no. 2 was taken at 6°48′S 39°51′E / 6.800°S 39.850°E.