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Family: Lepidoteuthidae soft-scaled squids



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5 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 100 cm ML
 
Lepidoteuthis grimaldii
[Grimaldi scaled squid]
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Max. Length 78 cm ML
 
Pholidoteuthis adami
[Scaled squid]
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Max. Length 60 cm ML
 
Pholidoteuthis boschmai
[Coffebean scaled squid]
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Max. Length 53.3 cm ML
 
Pholidoteuthis massyae
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Tetronychoteuthis dussumieri
[Star scaled squid]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Lepidoteuthis grimaldii Grimaldi scaled squid Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 100 ML 1895
Pholidoteuthis adami Scaled squid Western Atlantic and Cari 78 ML 1956
Pholidoteuthis boschmai Coffebean scaled squid Antarctic, Atlantic and t 60 ML 1950
Pholidoteuthis massyae Circumglobal in subtropic 53.3 ML
Tetronychoteuthis dussumieri Star scaled squid Western Atlantic and East 1839



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