Taonius pavo is a species of glass squid found in the Atlantic Ocean. Its exact geographic distribution is uncertain, but it may extend to the southwestern Indian Ocean through the Agulhas Current.[3]

Taonius pavo
Drawing of Taonius pavo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Cranchiidae
Genus: Taonius
Species:
T. pavo
Binomial name
Taonius pavo
(Lesueur, 1821)[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Loligo pavo Lesueur, 1821

They are eaten by the sperm whale in Southeast Asia, southern Australia, Hawaii, and North Atlantic waters.[4][5][6][7]

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  1. ^ Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Taonius pavo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T162942A955784. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T162942A955784.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Finn, Julian (2016). "Taonius pavo (Lesueur, 1821)". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. ^ Young, Richard E. (March 8, 2011). "Taonius pavo (Lesueur, 1821)". The Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
  4. ^ Chua, Marcus A.H.; Lane, David J.W.; Ooi, Seng Keat; Tay, Serene H.X.; Kubodera, Tsunemi (5 April 2019). "Diet and mitochondrial DNA haplotype of a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) found dead off Jurong Island, Singapore". PeerJ. 7: e6705. doi:10.7717/peerj.6705. PMC 6452849. PMID 30984481.
  5. ^ Evans, K; Hindell, M (December 2004). "The diet of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in southern Australian waters". ICES Journal of Marine Science. 61 (8): 1313–1329. Bibcode:2004ICJMS..61.1313E. doi:10.1016/j.icesjms.2004.07.026.
  6. ^ Clarke, Malcolm; Young, Richard (11 May 2009). "Description and Analysis of Cephalopod Beaks from Stomachs of Six Species of Odontocete Cetaceans Stranded on Hawaiian Shores". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 78 (2): 623–641. doi:10.1017/S0025315400041667. S2CID 86846764.
  7. ^ Martin, A.R.; Clarke, M. R. (11 May 2009). "The Diet of Sperm Whales (Physter macrocephalous) Captured Between Iceland and Greenland". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 66 (4): 779. doi:10.1017/S0025315400048426. S2CID 84671715.

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