ig opsis ▁h j ort i ▁has ▁a ▁wide ▁distribution ▁and ▁is ▁possibly ▁a ▁tropical - sub t rop ical ▁circum global ▁species ▁which ▁ranges ▁north ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁ 4 0 ° N ▁although ▁the ▁southern ▁limits ▁have ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁determined . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁from ▁the ▁eastern ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Mexico , ▁as ▁far ▁north ▁as ▁B erm uda ▁and ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Maine . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁recorded ▁off ▁South ▁Africa ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁Atlantic , ▁from ▁the ▁central ▁Pacific ▁Ocean ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean . ▁The ▁tax onom ic ▁status ▁of ▁the ▁populations ▁in ▁o ce ans ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁are ▁uncertain . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : S qu id ▁Category : C e phal op od ▁gener a ▁Category : T ax a ▁named ▁by ▁Georg ▁Gr im pe <0x0A> </s> ▁By ron ▁M . ▁Ba er ▁( Oct ober ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁– ▁June ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁politician ▁from ▁New ▁Jersey ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁both ▁houses ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Legisl ature . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁General ▁Assembly ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁Senate ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁where ▁he ▁represented ▁the ▁ 3 7 th ▁Legisl ative ▁District . ▁In