see text Taonius is a small genus of glass squid.

[2] Taonius borealis is found in the North Pacific Ocean and Taonius pavo is found in the Atlantic and possibly the south-western Indian Ocean.

[3] Some teuthologists dispute Voss's synonymy of Belonella with Taonius.

[4][5] The genus contains bioluminescent species.

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