Chiroteuthis is a genus of chiroteuthid squid, comprising two subgenera. The hectocotylus is absent from all members of the genus; instead, a penis extending from the mantle opening is utilised. The genus is characterised by enlarged, lidded photophores present at the end of the tentacular club. Arms IV are both the longest and thickest, their membranes acting as sheaths to the retractable tentacles.

Chiroteuthis
Chiroteuthis veranyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Chiroteuthidae
Genus: Chiroteuthis
Orbigny, 1841
Type species
Loligopsis veranii
Species

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Species

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The species listed above with an asterisk (*) is questionable and needs further study to determine if it is a valid species or a synonym.

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