Herpetology is a branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians and reptiles. Birds, which are cladistically included within Reptilia, are traditionally excluded here; the separate scientific study of birds is the subject of ornithology.
Histioteuthis is a genus of squid in the family Histioteuthidae. It goes by the common name cock-eyed squid, because in all species the right eye is normal-sized, round, blue and sunken; whereas the left eye is at least twice the diameter of the right eye, tubular, yellow-green, faces upward, and bulges out of the head.
Histioteuthidae is a family of Oegopsid squid. The family was previously considered to be monotypic but the World Register of Marine Species assigns two genera to this family.
Actebia balanitis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873. It is commonly known as the Cutworm Moth, and Bracketed Dart Moth.
Histioteuthis meleagroteuthis is a species of small to medium squids that have a dark, wine-red skin pigment. Females at maturity average at 114 mm (4.5 in) in length, while males at maturity average at 65 to 102 mm in length. This species is characterized by tubercles, photophores, and asymmetric features. This species can be found in circumglobal, mesopelagic waters.
Histioteuthis celeteria, also known as the elegant jewel squid, is a species of cock-eyed squid. The species is distributed across the Atlantic Ocean, and can be found from aa depth of 0 meters to a depth of about 1,010 m (3,310 ft). The maximum length of the species is 8.7 cm (3.4 in).
Histioteuthis cerasina is a species of cock-eyed squid. The species can be found residing in multiple places, including off the coast of Chile.
Histioteuthis eltaninae is a species of cock-eyed squid. The species has been observed and documented off the coast of New Zealand.
Histioteuthis macrohista is a species of cock-eyed squid. The species has been documented ~35 times off of the southern coast of Australia, and has also been observed in New Zealand.
Histioteuthis inermis is a species of cock-eyed squid. The species is heavily concentrated in the Mediterranean Sea but has been observed i numerous other parts of the world, including off the coasts of the eastern United States, South Africa, Australia and India.
Histioteuthis atlantica is a species of cock-eyed squid. The species has been observer an estimated 92 times since records began, all off the coast of southern Australia, particularly near Tasmania. It was described by zoologist William Evans Hoyle in 1885.
Histioteuthi pacifica is a species of cock-eyed squid. The species has been documented off the coasts of Bangladesh and Australia.
Histioteuthis oceani is a species of cock-eyed squid. The species can be found residing within the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Histioteuthis miranda is a species of cock-eyed squid. The species largely resides in the Indo-Pacific Ocean, and members are gonochoric.
Histioteuthis berryi is a species of cock-eyed squid. The species believed to reside largely in the North Atlantic Ocean, and have also been observed off the coast of California.
Enoploteuthis jonesi is a species of squid from the family Enoploteuthidae. The species is gonochoric and can be found in the Pacific Ocean.
Enoploteuthis obliqua is a species of squid from the family Enoploteuthidae. The species is rarely documented, but has been observed in the North Pacific Ocean.
Borostomias abyssorum is a species of fish in the family Stomiidae. The species has been documented in the Atlantic Ocean near France, and adults can reach a maximum size of ~7.5 centimeters.
Chauliodus dentatus is a species of viperfish in the family Stomiidae. The species has been observed in the Pacific Ocean.
Stomias danae is a species of deep-sea mesopelagic fish in the genus Stomias. The species has been observed in the Pacific Ocean.
