''Eledone nigra'' is a little-known species of

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described from one male and six females which were taken in Luderitz Bay,

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and has only been recorded subsequently in 1941, 1983 and 1991, all from Luderitz Bay.Villanueva, R & Sanchez P. (1993) Cephalopods of the Benguela Current off Namibia; New additions and consideration on the genus ''Lycoteuthis'', J. Nat. Hist. 27 pp15-46

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nigra Molluscs described in 1910 {{octopus-stub