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Family: Mastigoteuthidae whiplashs squids



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21 species (see list below)
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Echinoteuthis famelica
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Idioteuthis cordiformis
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Max. Length 3 cm ML
 
Idioteuthis danae
[Dana’s whiplash squid]
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Idioteuthis latipinna
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Idioteuthis okutanii
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Idioteuthis tyroi
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Max. Length 16 cm ML
 
Magnoteuthis magna
[Big whiplash squid]
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Max. Length 10 cm ML
 
Mastigopsis hjorti
[Hjort’s whiplash squid]
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Max. Length 10 cm ML
 
Mastigoteuthis agassizii
[Agassizi’s whiplash squid]
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Mastigoteuthis atlantica
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Mastigoteuthis dentata
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Mastigoteuthis flammea
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Max. Length 11.2 cm ML
 
Mastigoteuthis glaukopsis
[Glaucous / blue whiplash squid]
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Mastigoteuthis grimaldii
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Mastigoteuthis inermis
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Mastigoteuthis iselini
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Max. Length 21.5 cm ML
 
Mastigoteuthis microlucens
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Mastigoteuthis psychrophila
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Mastigoteuthis pyrodes
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Mastigoteuthis schmidti
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Max. Length 1.5 cm ML
 
Mastigoteuthis tyroi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Echinoteuthis famelica Eastern Central Pacific. 1909
Idioteuthis cordiformis Indo-West Pacific. 1908
Idioteuthis danae Dana’s whiplash squid Eastern Atlantic. 3 ML 1933
Idioteuthis latipinna Northwest Pacific. 1916
Idioteuthis okutanii Western Indian Ocean. 1997
Idioteuthis tyroi Western Indian Ocean. 1997
Magnoteuthis magna Big whiplash squid Southwest Pacific and Atl 16 ML 1913
Mastigopsis hjorti Hjort’s whiplash squid Indo-West Pacific and Atl 10 ML 1913
Mastigoteuthis agassizii Agassizi’s whiplash squid Southwest Pacific and Atl 10 ML 1881
Mastigoteuthis atlantica Northeast Atlantic. 1933
Mastigoteuthis dentata Eastern Pacific. 1904
Mastigoteuthis flammea Eastern Central Atlantic. 1908
Mastigoteuthis glaukopsis Glaucous / blue whiplash squid Indo-Pacific and Eastern 11.2 ML 1908
Mastigoteuthis grimaldii Atlantic Ocean. 1895
Mastigoteuthis inermis Eastern Central Atlantic. 1972
Mastigoteuthis iselini Atlantic Ocean. 1934
Mastigoteuthis microlucens Eastern Central Pacific 21.5 ML 2008
Mastigoteuthis psychrophila Southwest Pacific and Ant 1977
Mastigoteuthis pyrodes Eastern Pacific. 1972
Mastigoteuthis schmidti Northeast Atlantic. 1925
Mastigoteuthis tyroi Western Indian Ocean 1.5 ML 1997



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