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Family: Onychoteuthidae clubhook squids (See list of species below)

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26 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

Ancistroteuthis lichtensteinii [Angel squid]	No picture found Callimachus youngorum []	No picture found Filippovia knipovitchi [Smooth hooked squid]
No picture found Kondakovia longimana [Oceanic squid]	No picture found Kondakovia nigmatullini []	No picture found Moroteuthopsis ingens [Greater hooked squid]
No picture found Notonykia africanae []	No picture found Notonykia nesisi []	No picture found Onychoteuthis aequimanus []
Onychoteuthis banksii [Hooked squid]	No picture found Onychoteuthis borealijaponica [Boreal clubhook squid]	No picture found Onychoteuthis compacta []
No picture found Onychoteuthis lacrima []	No picture found Onychoteuthis meridiopacifica []	No picture found Onychoteuthis mollis []
No picture found Onychoteuthis prolata []	No picture found Onykia aequatorialis []	No picture found Onykia appelloefi []
No picture found Onykia carriboea [Tropical clubhook squid]	No picture found Onykia indica []	No picture found Onykia intermedia []
No picture found Onykia loennbergii [Japanese hooked squid]	No picture found Onykia platyptera []	Onykia robsoni [Rugose hooked squid]
No picture found Onykia robusta [Robust clubhook squid]	No picture found Onykia verrilli []

26 Species of Family Onychoteuthidae
(clubhook squids)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Ancistroteuthis lichtensteinii	Angel squid	Western Central Pacific,	30 ML
Callimachus youngorum		Eastern Central Pacific
Filippovia knipovitchi	Smooth hooked squid	Southern Ocean. Circumpo	45 ML
Kondakovia longimana	Oceanic squid	Antarctic Atlantic and An
Kondakovia nigmatullini		Southwest Atlantic
Moroteuthopsis ingens	Greater hooked squid	Southern Ocean	94 ML
Notonykia africanae		Indo-West Pacific
Notonykia nesisi		Southwest Pacific
Onychoteuthis aequimanus		Cosmopolitan. Tropical a	10.6 ML
Onychoteuthis banksii	Hooked squid	Circumglobal in warm and	37 ML
Onychoteuthis borealijaponica	Boreal clubhook squid	Pacific Ocean and Northea	37 ML
Onychoteuthis compacta		Eastern Central Pacific.
Onychoteuthis lacrima		Northwest Pacific	11.2 ML
Onychoteuthis meridiopacifica		Western Central Pacific.
Onychoteuthis mollis		Northern Atlantic and the
Onychoteuthis prolata		Eastern Central Pacific	15.5 ML
Onykia aequatorialis		Central Atlantic.
Onykia appelloefi		Atlantic Ocean.
Onykia carriboea	Tropical clubhook squid	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc	10 ML
Onykia indica		Eastern Indian Ocean.
Onykia intermedia		Southwest Atlantic.
Onykia loennbergii	Japanese hooked squid	Western Pacific	30 ML
Onykia platyptera		Southeast Pacific.
Onykia robsoni	Rugose hooked squid	Southern Ocean.	75 ML
Onykia robusta	Robust clubhook squid	Northern Pacific and the	200 ML
Onykia verrilli		Eastern Indian Ocean.

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