swap_horiz Eucleoteuthis luminosa Alternatives

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Hawaiian Bobtail Squid (Euprymna scolopes)

The Hawaiian Bobtail Squid, *Euprymna scolopes*, is a small squid species found in the Pacific Ocean. It’s notable for i...

Pacific Nocturnal Symbiotic Bioluminescent

9.4 Excellent

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Vampire Squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis)

The vampire squid, *Vampyroteuthis infernalis*, is a remarkable cephalopod found exclusively in the deep ocean’s dark de...

Ancient Unique Deep Sea Bioluminescent

9.3 Excellent

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Watasenia scintillans

Watasenia scintillans, commonly known as the firefly squid, is a small species of cephalopod belonging to the Enoploteut...

Small Bioluminescent Northwest Pacific Firefly Squid

9.1 Excellent

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Dana Octopus Squid (Taningia danae)

The Dana octopus squid is a large, deep-sea squid belonging to the family Octopoteuthidae, reaching up to 1.7 meters in...

Large Deep Sea Bioluminescent Octopoteuthidae

9.1 Excellent

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Purpleback Flying Squid (Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis)

The purpleback flying squid (Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis) is a widely distributed species of ommastrephid squid found thr...

Pelagic Large Flying Indo Pacific

7.9 Good

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Luminous Flying Squid (Eucleoteuthis luminosa)

Eucleoteuthis luminosa, commonly known as the luminous flying squid, is an ommastrephid cephalopod found across the trop...

Pelagic Pacific Bioluminescent Flying

7.4 Good

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Bird Squid (Ornithoteuthis volatilis)

Ornithoteuthis volatilis, commonly called the bird squid, is an ommastrephid squid distributed across tropical and subtr...

Pelagic Tropical Flying Indo Pacific

7.3 Good

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Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis

Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis, known as the purpleback flying squid, is an ommastrephid squid distributed across parts of t...

Pelagic Tropical Indo Pacific Ommastrephidae

7.0 Good

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Uroteuthis noctiluca

Uroteuthis noctiluca is a species of squid within the family Loliginidae, predominantly found in the warm coastal waters...

Small Coastal Bioluminescent Indo Pacific

6.8 Fair

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Ornithoteuthis compacta

Onychoteuthis compacta is a marine squid in the family Onychoteuthidae; the name Ornithoteuthis compacta is an older or...

Small Pelagic Flying Indo Pacific

6.6 Fair

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Enoploteuthis chuni

Enoploteuthis chuni is a taxonomic name associated with a species of oceanic squid in the family Enoploteuthidae. The ac...

Small Deep Sea Bioluminescent Indo Pacific

6.6 Fair

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Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Sthenoteuthis pteropus is a species of flying squid found in tropical and subtropical parts of the Atlantic Ocean. It is...

Pelagic Bioluminescent Ommastrephidae Atlantic Flying Squid

6.4 Fair

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Todarodes pusillus

A small ommastrephid squid (family Ommastrephidae) distributed across the Indo-Pacific, representing one of the smallest...

Small Coastal Flying Indo Pacific

6.4 Fair

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Nototodarus hawaiiensis

Nototodarus hawaiiensis is a medium-sized pelagic squid of the central Pacific around the Hawaiian archipelago. It belon...

Pelagic Medium Ommastrephidae Hawaiian Flying Squid

5.5 Mediocre

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Ornithoteuthis antillarum

Caribbean bird squid of the tropical and subtropical Atlantic; a mid-sized ommastrephid named for its Antillean range an...

Pelagic Medium Atlantic Ommastrephidae

5.2 Mediocre

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Ornithoteuthis volatilis

Indo-Pacific bird squid distributed across tropical and subtropical waters from the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific;...

Pelagic Medium Indo Pacific Ommastrephidae

5.2 Mediocre

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Histioteuthis miranda

Histioteuthis miranda, the wondrous jewel or cock-eyed squid, is a medium to large histioteuthid of the Indian and Pacif...

Medium Deep Sea Indo Pacific Histioteuthidae

5.0 Mediocre

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Abraliopsis hoylei

Abraliopsis hoylei, commonly called Hoyle's enope squid, is a small oceanic squid in the family Enoploteuthidae. It has...

Small Bioluminescent Indo Pacific Enoploteuthidae

4.8 Poor

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Abralia astrosticta

Abralia astrosticta is a small oceanic enoploteuthid squid in the family Enoploteuthidae, described by Berry in 1909 fro...

Small Bioluminescent Indo Pacific Enoploteuthidae

4.5 Poor

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Enoploteuthis leptura

[Enoploteuthis leptura](https://www.fao.org/4/i1920e/i1920e05.pdf), commonly called the hooked enope squid, is a species...

Tropical Medium Bioluminescent Enoploteuthidae

4.2 Poor