Chunioteuthis Grimpe, 1916 Stauroteuthis is a genus of deepwater cirrate octopus, a cephalopod mollusk.

This is the only genus in the family Stauroteuthidae, and only three species have been described in this genus.

The organisms live below 700 m (2,300 ft) water depth; although sometimes found as deep as 4 km (2.5 mi) underwater, they generally live at a water depth of around 2 km (1.2 mi).

[1] The stauroteuthids have the distinction of being one of the few bioluminescent octopuses; some of the muscle cells that control the suckers in most species have been replaced with photophores which are believed to fool prey by directing them towards the mouth.

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