page_title: Taonius
section_title: Species
hierarchical_section_title: Taonius / Species
caption_attribution_description: English: Taonius pavo
context_page_description: Taonius is a small genus of glass squid. Although it comprises only three recognised species, it has been suggested there may be as many as five species. Taonius borealis is found in the North Pacific Ocean and Taonius pavo is found in the Atlantic and possibly SW Indian Ocean.
  Some teuthologists dispute Voss's synonymy of Belonella with Taonius.
  The genus contains bioluminescent species.
context_section_description: Three species are currently placed in Taonius:
  Taonius borealis  (Nesis, 1972)
  Taonius belone (Chun, 1906)
  Taonius pavo  (Lesueur, 1821)
caption: Detail of beak and tentacles of Taonius pavo
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