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Family: Argonautidae argonauts, paper nautileses



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Photo by Coudre, Christian

Circumglobal in tropical
Max. Length 72.6 cm TL
Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758

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Argonauta argo
[Greater argonaut]

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Indo-West Pacific

Argonauta bottgeri Maltzan, 1881

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Argonauta bottgeri
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Argonauta cornuta
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Max. Length 50 cm ML
 
Argonauta hians
[Winged argonaut]
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Max. Length 13 cm ML
 
Argonauta nodosus
[Knobbed argonaut]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Pacific.
Max. Length 17.4 cm TL
Argonauta nouryi Lorois, 1852

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Argonauta nouryi
[Rough-keeled argonaut]
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Argonauta pacifica
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Argonauta argo Greater argonaut Circumglobal in tropical 72.6 TL 1758
Argonauta bottgeri Indo-West Pacific 1881
Argonauta cornuta Eastern Pacific 1854
Argonauta hians Winged argonaut Indo-West Pacific and Cen 50 ML 1786
Argonauta nodosus Knobbed argonaut Cosmopolitan. 13 ML 1786
Argonauta nouryi Rough-keeled argonaut Eastern Pacific. 17.4 TL 1852
Argonauta pacifica Eastern Pacific. 1871



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