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Family: Onychoteuthidae clubhook squids



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27 species (see list below)
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FAO

Western Central Pacific,
Max. Length 30 cm ML
Ancistroteuthis lichtensteinii(Férussac, 1835)

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Ancistroteuthis lichtensteinii
[Angel squid]
No picture found
 
Callimachus youngorum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 45 cm ML
 
Filippovia knipovitchi
[Smooth hooked squid]
No picture found
 
Kondakovia longimana
[Oceanic squid]
No picture found
 
Kondakovia nigmatullini
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 94 cm ML
 
Moroteuthopsis ingens
[Greater hooked squid]
No picture found
 
Notonykia africanae
[]
No picture found
 
Notonykia nesisi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.6 cm ML
 
Onychoteuthis aequimanus
[]

FAO

Circumglobal in warm and
Max. Length 37 cm ML
Onychoteuthis banksii(Leach, 1817)

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Onychoteuthis banksii
[Hooked squid]
No picture found
 
Onychoteuthis bergii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 37 cm ML
 
Onychoteuthis borealijaponica
[Boreal clubhook squid]
No picture found
 
Onychoteuthis compacta
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.2 cm ML
 
Onychoteuthis lacrima
[]
No picture found
 
Onychoteuthis meridiopacifica
[]
No picture found
 
Onychoteuthis mollis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.5 cm ML
 
Onychoteuthis prolata
[]
No picture found
 
Onykia aequatorialis
[]
No picture found
 
Onykia appelloefi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm ML
 
Onykia carriboea
[Tropical clubhook squid]
No picture found
 
Onykia indica
[]
No picture found
 
Onykia intermedia
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm ML
 
Onykia loennbergii
[Japanese hooked squid]
No picture found
 
Onykia platyptera
[]

FAO

Southern Ocean.
Max. Length 75 cm ML
Onykia robsoni(Adam, 1962)

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Onykia robsoni
[Rugose hooked squid]
No picture found

Max. Length 200 cm ML
 
Onykia robusta
[Robust clubhook squid]
No picture found
 
Onykia verrilli
[]


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