| Taningia persica | |
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| Paralarva (4.7 mm ML) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Teuthida |
| Family: | Octopoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Taningia |
| Species: | T. persica |
| Binomial name | |
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Taningia persica (Naef, 1923) |
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Taningia persica is a species of squid in the family Octopoteuthidae. Its validity has been questioned. The description of Taningia persica is based on a paralarva of Taningia (4.7 mm ML) from the Gulf of Aden, presumably Taningia danae.
Oral view of the holotype (4.7 mm ML)