WoRMS taxon details
Ancistrocheirus lesueurii (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)
138747 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138747)
accepted
Species
Ancistroteuthis lesueurii (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) · unaccepted
Enoploteuthis lesueurii (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Enoploteuthis polyonyx Troschel, 1857 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Onychoteuthis lesueurii A. d'Orbigny, 1835 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Onychoteuthis lesueurii A. d'Orbigny, 1835) Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de & d'Orbigny, A. (1835-1848). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des Céphalopodes acétabulifères vivants et fossiles. pp. [1-96], i-lvi, 1-361, Atlas with 144 plates. Paris, Baillière., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13093019
page(s): Onychoteuthis pl. 4 figs 1-7; pl. 11 figs 1-5 [1835]; pl. 14 figs 4-10 [1842] [details]
page(s): Onychoteuthis pl. 4 figs 1-7; pl. 11 figs 1-5 [1835]; pl. 14 figs 4-10 [1842] [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: New England to the West Indies
Distribution Western Atlantic: New England to the West Indies [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ancistrocheirus lesueurii (A. d'Orbigny, 1835). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138747 on 2025-07-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Onychoteuthis lesueurii A. d'Orbigny, 1835) Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de & d'Orbigny, A. (1835-1848). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des Céphalopodes acétabulifères vivants et fossiles. pp. [1-96], i-lvi, 1-361, Atlas with 144 plates. Paris, Baillière., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13093019
page(s): Onychoteuthis pl. 4 figs 1-7; pl. 11 figs 1-5 [1835]; pl. 14 figs 4-10 [1842] [details]
original description (of Enoploteuthis polyonyx Troschel, 1857) Pfeffer, G. (1879). Übersicht der während der Reise um die Erde in den Jahren 1874-1876 auf S. M. Schiff Gazelle und von Hrn Dr. Jagor auf seiner Reise nach den Philippinen in den Jahren 1857-1861 gesammelten Pteropoden. <em>Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1879: 230-246., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36341433
page(s): 67, pl. 4, fig. 9 [details]
new combination reference Gray, J. E. (1849). <i>Catalogue of the Mollusca in the collection of the British Museum I: Cephalopoda antepedia</i>. London: British Museum. 164 pp,. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47563
page(s): 49 [details]
page(s): Onychoteuthis pl. 4 figs 1-7; pl. 11 figs 1-5 [1835]; pl. 14 figs 4-10 [1842] [details]
original description (of Enoploteuthis polyonyx Troschel, 1857) Pfeffer, G. (1879). Übersicht der während der Reise um die Erde in den Jahren 1874-1876 auf S. M. Schiff Gazelle und von Hrn Dr. Jagor auf seiner Reise nach den Philippinen in den Jahren 1857-1861 gesammelten Pteropoden. <em>Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1879: 230-246., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36341433
page(s): 67, pl. 4, fig. 9 [details]
new combination reference Gray, J. E. (1849). <i>Catalogue of the Mollusca in the collection of the British Museum I: Cephalopoda antepedia</i>. London: British Museum. 164 pp,. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47563
page(s): 49 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Arnold, S.; Nos, D.; Sáez-Liante, R.; Fernández-Álvarez, F. Á. (2025). Diversity in the squid family Ancistrocheiridae and description of a new family of the order Oegopsida (Cephalopoda). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 204(3): zlaf074., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf074
page(s): 8 [details]
page(s): 8 [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Lu, C.C. & Chung, W.S. (2017). <em>Guide to the cephalopods of Taiwan</em>. National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, 560 pp. ISBN 978-986-05-2569-4.
page(s): 298 [details]
page(s): 298 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Diekmann, R.; Piatkowski, U. (2002). Early life stages of cephalopods in the Sargasso Sea: distribution and diversity relative to hydrographic conditions. Marine Biology, 141: 123-130 [details]
additional source Bello, G. (1992). On the validity, authorship, and publication date of the specific name <i>Ancistrocheirus lesueurii</i> (Cephalopoda: Ancistrocheiridae). <em>The Veliger.</em> 35(2): 141-145., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42467207 [details]
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
additional source Judkins, H. L., M. Vecchione, and C. F. E. Roper. 2009. Cephalopoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 701–709 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Okutani, T., Tagawa, M. & Horikawa, H. eds. (1987). <em>Cephalopods from continental shelf and slope around Japan</em>. Tokyo: Japan Fisheries Resource Conservation Association. 194 pages.
page(s): 112 [details]
additional source Roper, C.F.E. & Jereb, P. (2010). Family Ancistrocheiridae. <i>In</i> P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 2. Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids</i>. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. pp. 118-120., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 119 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Diekmann, R.; Piatkowski, U. (2002). Early life stages of cephalopods in the Sargasso Sea: distribution and diversity relative to hydrographic conditions. Marine Biology, 141: 123-130 [details]
additional source Bello, G. (1992). On the validity, authorship, and publication date of the specific name <i>Ancistrocheirus lesueurii</i> (Cephalopoda: Ancistrocheiridae). <em>The Veliger.</em> 35(2): 141-145., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42467207 [details]
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
additional source Judkins, H. L., M. Vecchione, and C. F. E. Roper. 2009. Cephalopoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 701–709 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Okutani, T., Tagawa, M. & Horikawa, H. eds. (1987). <em>Cephalopods from continental shelf and slope around Japan</em>. Tokyo: Japan Fisheries Resource Conservation Association. 194 pages.
page(s): 112 [details]
additional source Roper, C.F.E. & Jereb, P. (2010). Family Ancistrocheiridae. <i>In</i> P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 2. Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids</i>. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. pp. 118-120., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 119 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: New England to the West Indies [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Yú- Gōu-Yóu | [details] |
| English | sharpear enope squid | [details] |
| Japanese | ダイオウホタルイカモドキ | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Καλαμάρι πινέζα | [details] |
| Russian | Кальмар-светлячок большекрылый | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Enoploteuthis lesueurii (A. d'Orbigny, 1835))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Enoploteuthis polyonyx Troschel, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Onychoteuthis lesueurii A. d'Orbigny, 1835)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ancistrocheirus lesueurii)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 10 proteins) (from synonym Enoploteuthis lesueurii (A. d'Orbigny, 1835))
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Enoploteuthis polyonyx Troschel, 1857)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Enoploteuthis lesueurii (A. d'Orbigny, 1835))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Enoploteuthis polyonyx Troschel, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Onychoteuthis lesueurii A. d'Orbigny, 1835)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ancistrocheirus lesueurii)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 10 proteins) (from synonym Enoploteuthis lesueurii (A. d'Orbigny, 1835))
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Enoploteuthis polyonyx Troschel, 1857)
To ITIS
