For over 150 years, it has been believed to comprise a single species known as Taningia danae.

Recently it has been shown to contain at least two new species (T. fimbria, T.

[2] Another species, Taningia persica, has historically been referred to but has been questioned.

This genus is named after Danish fisheries biologist Åge Vedel Tåning (1890-1958).

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