''Narrowteuthis'' is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

squid A squid (: squid) is a mollusc with an elongated soft body, large eyes, eight cephalopod limb, arms, and two tentacles in the orders Myopsida, Oegopsida, and Bathyteuthida (though many other molluscs within the broader Neocoleoidea are also ...

, the sole member is ''Narrowteuthis nesisi'', from the family

Neoteuthidae The Neoteuthidae are a family of squid comprising four monotypic genera. They are thought to be the closest relatives to the famous giant squid (''Architeuthis dux''). Species * ''Alluroteuthis The Antarctic neosquid (''Alluroteuthis antarcti ...

. It is known from just two specimens caught off the

Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; ) or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, Autonomous Community of Spain. They are located in the northwest of Africa, with the closest point to the cont ...

at 27°18'N, 19°44'W.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q18580791 Neoteuthidae Cephalopods described in 2005 Monotypic cephalopod genera Fauna of the Canary Islands