WoRMS taxon details
Hyaloteuthis pelagica (Bosc, 1802)
342337 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342337)
accepted
Species
Sepia pelagica Bosc, 1802 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sepia pelagica Bosc, 1802) Bosc, L.A.G. (1802). Histoire Naturelle des Vers : contenant leur description et leurs moeurs, avec figures dessinées d'après nature. <em>Guilleminet, Paris, chez Deterville.</em> 3 vols. 324 pp. + pls. 1-10; 300 pp. + pls. 11-25; 270 pp. + pls. 26-32. 1-324., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41758184
page(s): 46, pl 1, figs 1–2 [details]
page(s): 46, pl 1, figs 1–2 [details]
Distribution circum-(sub)tropical
Distribution circum-(sub)tropical [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Hyaloteuthis pelagica (Bosc, 1802). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342337 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sepia pelagica Bosc, 1802) Bosc, L.A.G. (1802). Histoire Naturelle des Vers : contenant leur description et leurs moeurs, avec figures dessinées d'après nature. <em>Guilleminet, Paris, chez Deterville.</em> 3 vols. 324 pp. + pls. 1-10; 300 pp. + pls. 11-25; 270 pp. + pls. 26-32. 1-324., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41758184
page(s): 46, pl 1, figs 1–2 [details]
basis of record Wormuth J.H. (1998) Workshop deliberations on the Ommastrephidae: A brief history of their systematics and a review of the systematics, distribution, and biology of the genera <i>Martialia</i> Rochebrune and Mabille, 1889, <i>Todaropsis</i> Girard, 1890, <i>Dosidicus</i> Steenstrup, 1857, <i>Hyaloteuthis</i> Gray, 1849, and <i>Eucleoteuthis</i> Berry, 1916. Pp. 373-383, in: Voss N.A., M. Vecchione, R.B. Toll & M.J. Sweeney, eds (1998) Systematics and biogeography of cephalopods. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 586: volume 1: 1-276; volume 2: 277-599.
page(s): 379 [details]
page(s): 46, pl 1, figs 1–2 [details]
basis of record Wormuth J.H. (1998) Workshop deliberations on the Ommastrephidae: A brief history of their systematics and a review of the systematics, distribution, and biology of the genera <i>Martialia</i> Rochebrune and Mabille, 1889, <i>Todaropsis</i> Girard, 1890, <i>Dosidicus</i> Steenstrup, 1857, <i>Hyaloteuthis</i> Gray, 1849, and <i>Eucleoteuthis</i> Berry, 1916. Pp. 373-383, in: Voss N.A., M. Vecchione, R.B. Toll & M.J. Sweeney, eds (1998) Systematics and biogeography of cephalopods. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 586: volume 1: 1-276; volume 2: 277-599.
page(s): 379 [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) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Roper, C.F.E., Nigmatullin, C. & Jereb, P. (2010). Family Ommastrephidae. <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. <em>pp. 269-347.</em> , available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 307 [details]
additional source Rehder, H. A. (1940). <i>Hyaloteuthis pelagicus</i> Bosc in the North Pacific. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 54(2): 71-72., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519226 [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]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Roper, C.F.E., Nigmatullin, C. & Jereb, P. (2010). Family Ommastrephidae. <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. <em>pp. 269-347.</em> , available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 307 [details]
additional source Rehder, H. A. (1940). <i>Hyaloteuthis pelagicus</i> Bosc in the North Pacific. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 54(2): 71-72., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519226 [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]





To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hyaloteuthis pelagica)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Sepia pelagica Bosc, 1802)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hyaloteuthis pelagica)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Sepia pelagica Bosc, 1802)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS