Taningia
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Taningia danae caught off the Massachusetts coast, the first specimen from the western North Atlantic.
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Taningia is a genus of squid in the family Octopoteuthidae. The status of Taningia persica is questionable. The genus is named after Danish fisheries biologist Aage Vedel Taaning (1890-1958).
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