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Architeuthis dux

Architeuthis dux, commonly known as the giant squid, is a colossal cephalopod inhabiting deep ocean waters. It’s notable...

Iconic Pelagic Deep Sea Giant Squid

9.1 Excellent

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Todarodes pacificus

Todarodes pacificus, the Japanese flying squid, is the dominant commercial squid species in the northwest Pacific, suppo...

Commercial North Pacific Ommastrephidae Fishery

7.9 Good

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Gonatus onyx

Gonatus onyx is the black-eyed squid of the North Pacific, notable for a brooding behavior in which females carry large...

Medium Deep Sea North Pacific Gonatidae

7.5 Good

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Ommastrephes bartramii

Ommastrephes bartramii, the neon flying squid, is a large oceanic ommastrephid distributed across subtropical and temper...

Pelagic Large North Pacific Ommastrephidae

7.2 Good

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Onychoteuthis banksii

Onychoteuthis banksii is the common clubhook squid, a widely distributed epipelagic species of tropical and subtropical...

Pelagic Tropical Medium Banks Hooked Squid

6.5 Fair

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Gonatus fabricii

Gonatus fabricii is the boreoatlantic armhook squid of the North Atlantic, named after zoologist J.C. Fabricius and a ma...

Arctic Medium North Atlantic Boreoatlantic Armhook Squid

6.5 Fair

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Berryteuthis magister

The magistrate armhook squid of the North Pacific, a commercially harvested species and important prey for sperm whales...

Large North Pacific Fishery Gonatidae

6.5 Fair

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Onychoteuthis borealijaponica

Onychoteuthis borealijaponica is the boreal clubhook squid of the North Pacific, an ecologically important forage specie...

Pelagic Medium North Pacific Onychoteuthidae

6.0 Fair

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Gonatus antarcticus

Gonatus antarcticus is an armhook squid of the Southern Ocean and sub-Antarctic, ecologically important as prey for peng...

Polar Antarctic Medium Gonatidae

6.0 Fair

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Nototodarus hawaiiensis

Hawaiian flying squid of the central Pacific around the Hawaiian archipelago; a small ommastrephid distinguished from it...

Pelagic Medium Ommastrephidae Hawaiian Flying Squid

5.5 Mediocre

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Berryteuthis anonychus

A North Pacific gonatid squid distinguished from B. magister by the absence of hooks on the tentacular clubs, occurring...

Pelagic Medium North Pacific Gonatidae

5.5 Mediocre

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Ancistrocheirus lesueurii

A cosmopolitan deep-sea squid forming the monotypic family Ancistrocheiridae, found in tropical and subtropical oceans w...

Worldwide Pelagic Medium Sharpear Enope 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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Leachia pacifica

Leachia pacifica is a small cranchiid glass squid of the Pacific Ocean, notable for its transparent body, large eyes, an...

Transparent Pelagic North Pacific Cranchiidae

5.2 Mediocre

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Octopoteuthis sicula

A medium-sized squid of the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean in the family Octopoteuthidae, occurring at mesopelagic...

Mediterranean Pelagic Medium Octopoteuthidae

5.2 Mediocre

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Gonatus steenstrupi

A North Atlantic gonatid squid named after Danish zoologist Japetus Steenstrup, notable for its hooked suckers and mesop...

Pelagic Medium North Atlantic Gonatidae

5.0 Mediocre

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Gonatus madokai

A gonatid squid of the North Pacific described by Okutani, found at mesopelagic depths and identified by its distinctive...

Pelagic Medium North Pacific Gonatidae

5.0 Mediocre

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Gonatopsis borealis

A subarctic North Pacific and Bering Sea gonatid squid notable for adult males that shed their tentacles upon reaching s...

Medium Deep Sea North Pacific Gonatidae

5.0 Mediocre

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Gonatopsis octopedatus

A deep-water North Pacific gonatid squid in which sexually mature males become functionally eight-armed after losing bot...

Pacific Medium Deep Sea Gonatidae

4.5 Poor