Species under Opisthoteuthis
n= 21
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Opisthoteuthis agassizii
Verrill, 1883
Agassiz's flapjack octopod Western Atlantic 18.6
Opisthoteuthis albatrossi
(Sasaki, 1920)
Northwest Pacific 3.6
Opisthoteuthis borealis
Collins, 2005
Northern Atlantic 7.5
Opisthoteuthis bruuni
(Voss, 1982)
Southeast Pacific 2.9
Opisthoteuthis californiana
Berry, 1949
Flapjack octopus Eastern Pacific 8
Opisthoteuthis calypso
Villanueva, Collins, Sanchez & Voss, 2002
Calypso flapjack octopod Northeastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea 48.2
Opisthoteuthis chathamensis
O'Shea, 1999
Southwest Pacific 18
Opisthoteuthis depressa
Ijima & Ikeda, 1895
Japanese pancake devilfish Northwest Pacific 3.8
Opisthoteuthis dongshaensis
Lu, 2010
Northwest Pacific 22.6
Opisthoteuthis extensa
Thiele, 1915
Eastern Indian Ocean
Opisthoteuthis grimaldii
(Joubin, 1903)
Grimaldi’s flapjack octopod Eastern Atlantic 25
Opisthoteuthis hardyi
Villanueva, Collins, Sanchez & Voss, 2002
Antarctic Atlantic 28.5
Opisthoteuthis japonica
Taki, 1962
Northwest Pacific 4.5
Opisthoteuthis massyae
(Grimpe, 1920)
Massy's flapjack octopod Eastern Atlantic 35
Opisthoteuthis medusoides
Thiele, 1915
Western Indian Ocean
Opisthoteuthis mero
O'Shea, 1999
Southwest Pacific 34
Opisthoteuthis persephone
Berry, 1918
Eastern Indian Ocean 20
Opisthoteuthis philipii
Oommen, 1976
Western Indian Ocean 47
Opisthoteuthis pluto
Berry, 1918
Indo-Pacific 4.43
Opisthoteuthis robsoni
O'Shea, 1999
Southwest Pacific 36.2
Opisthoteuthis vossi
Sanchez & Guerra, 1989
Southeast Atlantic
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