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Family: Cranchiidae cranch squids



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39 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 20 cm ML
 
Bathothauma lyromma
[Lyre cranch squid]
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Belonella belone
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Max. Length 20 cm ML
 
Cranchia scabra
[Rough cranch squid]
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Max. Length 42 cm ML
 
Egea inermis
[Unarmed cranch squid]

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Widespread in all oceans.
Max. Length 61 cm ML
Galiteuthis armata Joubin, 1898

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Galiteuthis armata
[Armed cranch squid]
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Galiteuthis glacialis
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Galiteuthis pacifica
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Galiteuthis phyllura
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Galiteuthis suhmi
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Helicocranchia joubini
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Max. Length 6 cm ML
 
Helicocranchia papillata
[Siphonate cranch squid]
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Max. Length 10 cm ML
 
Helicocranchia pfefferi
[Pfeffer's cranch squid]
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Max. Length 20 cm ML
 
Leachia atlantica
[Atlantic cranch squid]
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Max. Length 20 cm ML
 
Leachia cyclura
[Leach's cranch squid]
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Leachia danae
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Max. Length 15 cm ML
 
Leachia dislocata
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Leachia ellipsoptera
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Max. Length 7 cm ML
 
Leachia lemur
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Leachia pacifica
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Leachia rynchophorus
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Liguriella pardus
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Max. Length 24.3 cm ML
 
Liguriella podophthalma
[Bigeye cranch squid]
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Liocranchia gardineri
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Liocranchia globula
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Max. Length 25 cm ML
 
Liocranchia reinhardtii
[Reinhardt's cranch squid]
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Liocranchia valdiviae
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Megalocranchia abyssicola
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Megalocranchia fisheri
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Max. Length 81 cm ML
 
Megalocranchia maxima
[Large cranch squid]
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Max. Length 81 cm ML
 
Megalocranchia oceanica
[Oceanic cranch squid]
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Max. Length 420 cm TL
 
Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
[Antarctic cranch squid]
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Max. Length 11 cm ML
 
Sandalops melancholicus
[Melancholy cranch squid]
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Max. Length 53 cm ML
 
Taonius belone
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Max. Length 50 cm ML
 
Taonius borealis
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Max. Length 66 cm ML
 
Taonius pavo
[Peacock cranch squid]
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Taonius suhmii
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Max. Length 14.3 cm ML
 
Teuthowenia maculata
[Spotted cranch squid]

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Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Max. Length 40 cm ML
Teuthowenia megalops (Prosch, 1847)

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Teuthowenia megalops
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Max. Length 21 cm ML
 
Teuthowenia pellucida
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bathothauma lyromma Lyre cranch squid Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 20 ML 1906
Belonella belone Eastern Indian Ocean. 1906
Cranchia scabra Rough cranch squid Circumglobal, tropical to 20 ML 1817
Egea inermis Unarmed cranch squid Circumglobal. Tropical t 42 ML 1933
Galiteuthis armata Armed cranch squid Widespread in all oceans. 61 ML 1898
Galiteuthis glacialis Antarctic Indian Ocean. 1906
Galiteuthis pacifica Pacific Ocean. 1948
Galiteuthis phyllura Eastern Pacific. 1911
Galiteuthis suhmi Southwest Pacific and Atl 1886
Helicocranchia joubini Atlantic Ocean 1962
Helicocranchia papillata Siphonate cranch squid Atlantic Ocean. 6 ML 1960
Helicocranchia pfefferi Pfeffer's cranch squid Pacific Ocean and Atlanti 10 ML 1907
Leachia atlantica Atlantic cranch squid Atlantic Ocean. 20 ML 1925
Leachia cyclura Leach's cranch squid Atlantic Ocean. 20 ML 1821
Leachia danae Eastern Central Pacific
Leachia dislocata Pacific Ocean 15 ML 1972
Leachia ellipsoptera Northern Atlantic. 1848
Leachia lemur Atlantic Ocean. 7 ML 1920
Leachia pacifica Pacific Ocean and Southea 1908
Leachia rynchophorus Southwest Pacific and Sou 1884
Liguriella pardus Southwest Pacific. 1916
Liguriella podophthalma Bigeye cranch squid Circumglobal. Tropical t 24.3 ML 1908
Liocranchia gardineri Indian Ocean 1921
Liocranchia globula Northwest Pacific 1909
Liocranchia reinhardtii Reinhardt's cranch squid Circumglobal, tropical to 25 ML 1856
Liocranchia valdiviae Eastern Central Pacific 1910
Megalocranchia abyssicola Eastern Indian Ocean. 1896
Megalocranchia fisheri Eastern Central Pacific 1909
Megalocranchia maxima Large cranch squid Southwest Pacific and Wes 81 ML 1884
Megalocranchia oceanica Oceanic cranch squid Eastern Pacific and Atlan 81 ML 1960
Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Antarctic cranch squid Atlantic and Indo-Pacific 420 TL 1925
Sandalops melancholicus Melancholy cranch squid Circumglobal. Tropical a 11 ML 1906
Taonius belone Indo-Pacific and Eastern 53 ML
Taonius borealis North Pacific Ocean. 50 ML
Taonius pavo Peacock cranch squid Western Atlantic and East 66 ML 1821
Taonius suhmii Antarctic Indian Ocean 1884
Teuthowenia maculata Spotted cranch squid Eastern Atlantic. 14.3 ML 1817
Teuthowenia megalops Atlantic Ocean and the Me 40 ML 1847
Teuthowenia pellucida Indo-Pacific, Antarctic I 21 ML 1910



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