A new genus and species of sepiolid squid from the waters around Tonga in the central South Pacific (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Sepiolidae) Author Lu, C. C. Author Boucher-Rodoni, R. text Zootaxa 2006 1310 37 51 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.173852 1299205c-8cac-4e3c-a11e-7ce30c0a058d 1175­5326 173852 Genus Choneteuthis gen. nov. Etymology: The generic epithet is derived from the Greek word for funnel. It refers to the long, tubular, and exposed funnel of the animal, a feature not seen in any other sepiolid. Diagnosis: Funnel long, tubular, not covered by mantle, web uniting arms shallow, a large, round photophore present on ink sac, colored ventral shield present, anterodorsal margin of mantle and head not fused, well developed nuchal cartilage present, gladius present, hectocotylized arms absent. Type species: Choneteuthis tongaensis sp. nov.