Enoploteuthis

Enoploteuthis is a genus of squid in the family Enoploteuthidae, being the type genus. Enoploteuthis is a genus with a relatively high number of species, most of which were described in the late 20th and early 21st century. They have been collected during exploratory trawling in the mesopelagic zone. They are an important food source for fishes and toothed whales but they are of little commercial value, except for Enoploteuthis chunii which is caught as bycatch in the Japanese fishery for Watasenia scintillans. Many species are diel migrants, spending the day at depth and moving up the water column at night to feed.