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Family: Octopoteuthidae octopus squids



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10 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 5.2 cm ML
 
Octopoteuthis danae
[Dana’s octopus squid]
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Octopoteuthis deletron
[Octopus squid]
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Octopoteuthis indica
[]
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Octopoteuthis longiptera
[]
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Max. Length 20 cm ML
 
Octopoteuthis megaptera
[Large-fin octopus squid]
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Octopoteuthis nielseni
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Max. Length 23 cm ML
 
Octopoteuthis rugosa
[Rough-skin octopus squid]

FAO

Circumglobal, from tropic
Max. Length 50 cm ML
Octopoteuthis siculaRüppell, 1844

Photo by FAO
 
Octopoteuthis sicula
[Rüppell’s octopus squid]
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Max. Length 170 cm ML
 
Taningia danae
[Dana octopus squid]
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Taningia persica
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