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Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Ommastrephidae flying squids and arrow squids
Subfamily: Todarodinae
Genus: Nototodarus

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Nototodarus gouldi
[Gould's flying squid]

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Nototodarus hawaiiensis
[Hawaiian flying squid]

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Max. Length 18 cm ML

Nototodarus philippinensis
[Philippine flying squid]

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Nototodarus sloanii
[Wellington flying squid]

Scientific Name Nototodarus gouldi Nototodarus hawaiiensis Nototodarus philippinensis Nototodarus sloanii	English Name Gould's flying squid Hawaiian flying squid Philippine flying squid Wellington flying squid	Distribution Indo-West Pacific Pacific Ocean Southwest Pacific Western Pacific	Max. Length 16 ML 18 ML 40 ML 42 ML	Year 1849 1888 1912 1962

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