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Family: Chiroteuthidae chiroteuthid squids



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22 species (see list below)
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Amphorateuthis alveatus
[Pallas's pika]
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Asperoteuthis acanthoderma
[]
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Asperoteuthis lui
[]
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Asperoteuthis mangoldae
[Muli pika]
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Asperoteuthis nesisi
[]
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Chiroteuthis atlanticus
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Chiroteuthis calyx
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Chiroteuthis diaphana
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Chiroteuthis imperator
[]
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Max. Length 10 cm ML
 
Chiroteuthis joubini
[]
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Chiroteuthis macrosoma
[]
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Max. Length 19.8 cm ML
 
Chiroteuthis mega
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Chiroteuthis pellucida
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Chiroteuthis picteti
[]
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Chiroteuthis spoeli
[]

FAO

Circumglobal, tropical, s
Max. Length 20 cm ML
Chiroteuthis veranii(Férussac, 1834)

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Chiroteuthis veranii
[Verany's long-armed squid]
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Max. Length 25 cm ML
 
Grimalditeuthis bonplandii
[Grimaldi's chiroteuthid squid]
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Max. Length 5.5 cm ML
 
Planctoteuthis danae
[Dana's chiroteuthid squid]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm ML
 
Planctoteuthis exopthalmica
[Pop-eye chiroteuthid squid]
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Planctoteuthis levimana
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Max. Length 2 cm ML
 
Planctoteuthis lippula
[Chun's chiroteuthid squid]
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Planctoteuthis oligobessa
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