Ancistrocheirus megalops ( Verrill, 1882 )

Arnold, Sam, Nos, David, Sáez-Liante, Raquel & Fernández-Álvarez, Fernando Á., 2025, Diversity in the squid family Ancistrocheiridae and description of a new family of the order Oegopsida (Cephalopoda), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 204 (3) : -

Ancistrocheirus megalops ( Verrill, 1882)

Synonym: Abralia megalops Verrill, 1882 .

Holotype: NMNH Holotype 38022, United States .

Type locality: 39º 40′ N, 71º 52′ W (north-western Atlantic Ocean).

Remarks: The description of the species was a succinct page note without illustrations ( Verrill 1882), but it was listed as a synonym of A. lesueurii by Young et al. (1998). As the holotype was in good condition ( Roper and Sweeney 1978), remote access to the specimen was gained through Michael Vecchione ( NMNH). The specimen was an early Ancistrocheirus subadult whose photophore and chromatophore pattern was difficult to assess. Thus, it was not possible to obtain any useful morphological information to directly link the specimen to a specific Ancistrocheirus cryptic species.