Deep-Sea taxon details
Stoloteuthis leucoptera (A. E. Verrill, 1878)
157037 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157037)
accepted
Species
Sepiola leucoptera A. E. Verrill, 1878 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Stoloteuthis leucopterus (A. E. Verrill, 1878) · unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sepiola leucoptera A. E. Verrill, 1878) Verrill, A. E. (1878). Art. 46. Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America, No. 2. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 16(95):371-378., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36841652
page(s): 378 [details]
page(s): 378 [details]
Type locality contained in Gulf of Maine
type locality contained in Gulf of Maine [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Stoloteuthis leucoptera (A. E. Verrill, 1878). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157037 on 2026-07-03
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Stoloteuthis leucoptera (A. E. Verrill, 1878). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157037 on 2026-07-03
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(of Sepiola leucoptera A. E. Verrill, 1878) Verrill, A. E. (1878). Art. 46. Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America, No. 2. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 16(95):371-378., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36841652
page(s): 378 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Reid, A. & Jereb, P. (2005). Family Sepiolidae. pp. 153-203, in P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper eds. <em>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date.</em> Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (<em>Nautilidae</em>, <em>Sepiidae</em>, <em>Sepiolidae</em>, <em>Sepiadariidae</em>, <em>Idiosepiidae</em> and <em>Spirulidae</em>). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(1): 262 pp. 9 pls.
page(s): 199 [details]
additional source CephBase, available online at http://www.cephbase.utmb.edu/ [details]
additional source Vechione, M., C.F.E. Roper and M.J. Sweeney. 1989. Marine flora and fauna of the eastern United States. Mollusca: Cephalopoda. NOAA Technical Report. NMFS 73. 23 p. [details]
page(s): 378 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Reid, A. & Jereb, P. (2005). Family Sepiolidae. pp. 153-203, in P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper eds. <em>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date.</em> Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (<em>Nautilidae</em>, <em>Sepiidae</em>, <em>Sepiolidae</em>, <em>Sepiadariidae</em>, <em>Idiosepiidae</em> and <em>Spirulidae</em>). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(1): 262 pp. 9 pls.
page(s): 199 [details]
additional source CephBase, available online at http://www.cephbase.utmb.edu/ [details]
additional source Vechione, M., C.F.E. Roper and M.J. Sweeney. 1989. Marine flora and fauna of the eastern United States. Mollusca: Cephalopoda. NOAA Technical Report. NMFS 73. 23 p. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Depth range 160 to 700 m. [details]Diet fish, crustaceans, and smaller squid [details]
Dimensions maximum size up to about 25 mm ML [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region) to the Straits of Florida [details]
Habitat shelf to slope [details]
Habitat circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Habitat Lower sublittoral and upper bathyal, Possible diurnal activity in the upper mesopelagic [details]
Length Males up to 17 mm mantle length; females up to 18 mm mantle length. [details]
Predators marine mammals, fish [details]
Reproduction sexes are separate. Fertilization is internal but eggs are laid in large communal clusters [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | leucoptera bobtail squidbutterfly bobtail squid | [details] |
| French | sépiole leucoptère | [details] |
| German | Schmetterlingstintenfisch | [details] |
| Spanish | globito leucóptero | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Sepiola leucoptera A. E. Verrill, 1878)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stoloteuthis leucoptera)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Sepiola leucoptera A. E. Verrill, 1878)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Stoloteuthis leucopterus (A. E. Verrill, 1878))
To PESI (from synonym Sepiola leucoptera A. E. Verrill, 1878)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Sepiola leucoptera A. E. Verrill, 1878)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stoloteuthis leucoptera)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Sepiola leucoptera A. E. Verrill, 1878)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Stoloteuthis leucopterus (A. E. Verrill, 1878))
To PESI (from synonym Sepiola leucoptera A. E. Verrill, 1878)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
Unreviewed
