Stigmatoteuthis hoylei
{{Short description|Species of squid}}
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| name = Flowervase jewel squid
| image = Histioteuthis hoylei.jpg
| taxon = Stigmatoteuthis hoylei
| authority = (Goodrich, 1896)
| synonyms = Histiopsis hoylei Goodrich, 1896
Histioteuthis hoylei (Goodrich, 1896)
Meleagroteuthis hoylei Pfeffer, 1908
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Stigmatoteuthis hoylei, commonly called the flowervase jewel squid, is a species of cock-eyed squid. It is native to tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.Norman, M.D. 2000. Cephalopods: A World Guide. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. It grows to {{convert|20|cm|abbr=on}} in mantle length. The eyes of this species are highly dimorphic.{{cite journal |last1=Young |first1=Richard Edward |year=1975 |title=Function of the dimorphic eyes in the midwater squid Histioteuthis dofleini |journal=Pacific Science |volume=29 |issue=2 |pages=211–8 |hdl=10125/953 }}
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Category:Molluscs of the Indian Ocean
Category:Molluscs of the Pacific Ocean
Category:Taxa named by Edwin Stephen Goodrich
Category:Cephalopods described in 1896
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