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Family: Brachioteuthidae arm squids



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7 species (see list below)
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Brachioteuthis beani
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Max. Length 6 cm ML
 
Brachioteuthis behnii
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Brachioteuthis bowmani
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Max. Length 12 cm ML
 
Brachioteuthis linkovskyi
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FAO

Atlantic, Indo-Pacific an
Max. Length 9 cm ML
Brachioteuthis picta Chun, 1910

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Brachioteuthis picta
[Arm squid]

FAO

Worldwide. Tropical to p
Max. Length 17 cm ML
Brachioteuthis riisei (Steenstrup, 1882)

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Brachioteuthis riisei
[Common arm squid]
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Slosarczykovia circumantarctica
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Brachioteuthis beani Western Atlantic 1881
Brachioteuthis behnii Equatorial Indo-Pacific a 6 ML 1882
Brachioteuthis bowmani Northeast Atlantic. 1909
Brachioteuthis linkovskyi South Atlantic Ocean. 12 ML 2001
Brachioteuthis picta Arm squid Atlantic, Indo-Pacific an 9 ML 1910
Brachioteuthis riisei Common arm squid Worldwide. Tropical to p 17 ML 1882
Slosarczykovia circumantarctica Western Atlantic and Sout 2001



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