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Family: Chtenopterygidae comb-finned squids



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Max. Length 6.5 cm ML

 
Chtenopteryx canariensis
[Canaries comb-finned squid]
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Chtenopteryx chuni
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Chtenopteryx sepioloides
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Cosmopolitan, tropical an
Max. Length 11.5 cm ML
Chtenopteryx sicula (Verany, 1851)

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Chtenopteryx sicula
[Sicilian comb-finned squid]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chtenopteryx canariensis Canaries comb-finned squid Atlantic Ocean. 6.5 ML 2000
Chtenopteryx chuni Southeast Atlantic. 1912
Chtenopteryx sepioloides Central Pacific. 1970
Chtenopteryx sicula Sicilian comb-finned squid Cosmopolitan, tropical an 11.5 ML 1851



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