Taningia
Encyclopedia
Taningia is a genus
of squid
in the family Octopoteuthidae
. The status of Taningia persica
is questionable. The genus is named after Danish fisheries
biologist Aage Vedel Taaning (1890-1958).
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of squid
Squid
Squid are cephalopods of the order Teuthida, which comprises around 300 species. Like all other cephalopods, squid have a distinct head, bilateral symmetry, a mantle, and arms. Squid, like cuttlefish, have eight arms arranged in pairs and two, usually longer, tentacles...
in the family Octopoteuthidae
Octopoteuthidae
Octopoteuthidae is a family of squid comprising two genera. The family is characterised by tentacles which cease to grow after the paralarval stage; and the use of a penis, instead of a hectocotylus.-Species:*Genus Octopoteuthis**Octopoteuthis danae...
. The status of Taningia persica
Taningia persica
Taningia persica is a species of squid in the family Octopoteuthidae. Its validity has been questioned. The description of Taningia persica is based on a paralarva of Taningia from the Gulf of Aden, presumably Taningia danae....
is questionable. The genus is named after Danish fisheries
Fishery
Generally, a fishery is an entity engaged in raising or harvesting fish which is determined by some authority to be a fishery. According to the FAO, a fishery is typically defined in terms of the "people involved, species or type of fish, area of water or seabed, method of fishing, class of boats,...
biologist Aage Vedel Taaning (1890-1958).