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Todaropsis eblanae
Todaropsis eblanae (Ball, 1841)
Lesser flying squid
Todaropsis eblanae
photo by FAO

Family:  Ommastrephidae (flying squids and arrow squids), subfamily: Todarodinae
Max. size:  22 cm ML (male/unsexed); 29 cm ML (female)
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range 20 - 850 m
Distribution:  Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean and Indo-West Pacific. Tropical to temperate.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 122892. Neritic (Ref. 90638). Pelagic (Ref. 122890), demersal (Ref. 122892). Mainly lives in the lower sublittoral and upper bathyal over the continental shelf, associated with sandy and muddy bottoms. More abundant in highly productive areas around the shelf break. Frequents the upper slope of regions with steep slopes (Ref. 122892). Also found in the slope. Voracious opportunistic predator (Ref. 90638). Feeds on teleosts, crustaceans, squids and gastropods (Ref. 107051).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 10 May 2010 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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