Taonius pavo
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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]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Cranchiidae |
Genus: | Taonius |
Species: | T. pavo |
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Taonius pavo | |
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They are eaten by the sperm whale in Southeast Asia, southern Australia, Hawaii, and North Atlantic waters.[4][5][6][7]