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Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Chiroteuthidae chiroteuthid squids

Genus: Chiroteuthis

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11 species (see list below)
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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
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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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