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Family: Cranchiidae cranch squids



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39 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 20 cm ML
 
Bathothauma lyromma
[Lyre cranch squid]
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Belonella belone
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Max. Length 20 cm ML
 
Cranchia scabra
[Rough cranch squid]
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Max. Length 42 cm ML
 
Egea inermis
[Unarmed cranch squid]

FAO

Widespread in all oceans.
Max. Length 61 cm ML
Galiteuthis armataJoubin, 1898

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Galiteuthis armata
[Armed cranch squid]
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Galiteuthis glacialis
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Galiteuthis pacifica
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Galiteuthis phyllura
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Galiteuthis suhmi
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Helicocranchia joubini
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Max. Length 6 cm ML
 
Helicocranchia papillata
[Siphonate cranch squid]
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Max. Length 10 cm ML
 
Helicocranchia pfefferi
[Pfeffer's cranch squid]
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Max. Length 20 cm ML
 
Leachia atlantica
[Atlantic cranch squid]
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Max. Length 20 cm ML
 
Leachia cyclura
[Leach's cranch squid]
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Leachia danae
[]
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Max. Length 15 cm ML
 
Leachia dislocata
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Leachia ellipsoptera
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Max. Length 7 cm ML
 
Leachia lemur
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Leachia pacifica
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Leachia rynchophorus
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Liguriella pardus
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Max. Length 24.3 cm ML
 
Liguriella podophthalma
[Bigeye cranch squid]
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Liocranchia gardineri
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Liocranchia globula
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Max. Length 25 cm ML
 
Liocranchia reinhardtii
[Reinhardt's cranch squid]
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Liocranchia valdiviae
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Megalocranchia abyssicola
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Megalocranchia fisheri
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Max. Length 81 cm ML
 
Megalocranchia maxima
[Large cranch squid]
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Max. Length 81 cm ML
 
Megalocranchia oceanica
[Oceanic cranch squid]
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Max. Length 420 cm TL
 
Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
[Antarctic cranch squid]
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Max. Length 11 cm ML
 
Sandalops melancholicus
[Melancholy cranch squid]
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Max. Length 53 cm ML
 
Taonius belone
[]
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Max. Length 50 cm ML
 
Taonius borealis
[]
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Max. Length 66 cm ML
 
Taonius pavo
[Peacock cranch squid]
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Taonius suhmii
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Max. Length 14.3 cm ML
 
Teuthowenia maculata
[Spotted cranch squid]

FAO

Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Max. Length 40 cm ML
Teuthowenia megalops(Prosch, 1847)

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Teuthowenia megalops
[]
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Max. Length 21 cm ML
 
Teuthowenia pellucida
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