Taningia fimbria
Taningia fimbria is a recently described species of octopoteuthid squid from the genus "Taningia""." Like its better-known congener "T. danae", "T. fimbria" is capable of achieving large sizes as adults; a recently examined specimen exceeded 1.65 m in mantle length. Like other members of the genus, "T. fimbria" lacks tentacles beyond small paralarval stages, has arms bearing two rows of sheathed hooks (instead of suckers), and bears large photophores at the tips of two arms. However, several unique characteristics separate the species from other species of "Taningia". These include:

* lanceolate projections extending from the inner funnel aperture (unique character among known cephalopods)
* epidermal tubercles (a unique feature in the genus and family)
* modifications to arm hooks and arm morphology
Q1223158
octopoteuthid
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Q3021386
Taningia
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Q747249
T. danae
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Q128257
cephalopod
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Q97671597
Taningia fimbria
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1.65
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parent taxon