The Enoploteuthidea are a

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of squid comprising approximately 40 species in four genera. Most species have a

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length ranging from 3–13 cm. Hooks are present on all

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and

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. The family is best known for the large array of photophores throughout the body.

Species

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Abralia ''Abralia'' is a genus of squid comprising around 20 species from the Family (biology), family Enoploteuthidae. They are small squid which can be found in the epipelagic to mesopelagic zones while some species are found in water with shallow sub ...

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Abralia andamanica ''Abralia andamanica'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod native to the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. It is known from Australia, Indonesia, Japan and Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United Sta ...

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Abralia armata ''Abralia armata'' is a species of squid in the family Enoploteuthidae. It is native to waters of Indonesia and the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng ...

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Abralia astrolineata ''Abralia astrolineata'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda (Greek plural , ; "head-feet") such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilus. These exclusively marine a ...

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Abralia astrosticta ''Abralia astrosticta'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod present in the waters of Australia, French Polynesia, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the ...

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Abralia dubia ''Abralia dubia'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod known from the Red Sea The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟ ...

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Abralia fasciolata ''Abralia fasciolata'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda (Greek plural , ; "head-feet") such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilus. These exclusively marine ani ...

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Abralia grimpei ''Abralia grimpei'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod known from the western North Atlantic Ocean, including the West Indies and the Sargasso Sea The Sargasso Sea () is a region of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by four currents fo ...

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Abralia heminuchalis ''Abralia heminuchalis'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod native to the equatorial regions of the Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean ...

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Abralia marisarabica ''Abralia marisarabica'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod that is endemic to the Arabian Sea. It may also be present in the Seychelles. It is one of the smallest ''Abralia ''Abralia'' is a genus of squid comprising around 20 speci ...

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Abralia multihamata ''Abralia multihamata'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod native to the Northwest Pacific Ocean. Specifically, it occurs in the East China Sea, Sea of Japan and Sagami Bay. The taxonomic relationship between ''A. multihamata'' and '' A. s ...

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Abralia omiae ''Abralia omiae'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod known only from its type locality, the Dimitry Mendeleyev seamount (5˚N, 155˚E) in the Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisio ...

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Abralia redfieldi ''Abralia redfieldi'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod ranging across the Atlantic Ocean from the waters of Nova Scotia to Argentina in the west, to the waters of western Africa south to South Africa in the east. It has been caught at de ...

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Abralia renschi ''Abralia renschi'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod found in the waters of Sumatra, Java and the Maldives Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެ� ...

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Abralia robsoni ''Abralia robsoni'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod found in the waters of Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bo ...

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Abralia siedleckyi ''Abralia siedleckyi'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod known from its type locality in the waters off South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded ...

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Abralia similis ''Abralia similis'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod that occurs in equatorial and subtropical Pacific Ocean waters south of the Kuroshio Current, and is known from the waters of Papua New Guinea, Japan, Kiribati and Tonga. This species ...

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Abralia spaercki ''Abralia spaercki'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod that has been found in the waters off northern Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Its taxonomic relationship with '' A. multihamata'' still needs to be determined. It inhabits ...

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Abralia steindachneri ''Abralia steindachneri'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod found in Indo-Pacific waters, from east Africa to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan and northern Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign ...

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Abralia trigonura ''Abralia trigonura'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod found in the Pacific Ocean in the mesopelagic zone The mesopelagic zone (Greek μέσον, middle), also known as the middle pelagic or twilight zone, is the part of the pelagic ...

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Abraliopsis ''Abraliopsis'' is a genus of squid in the family Enoploteuthidae comprising 11 nominal species. Species are characterised by the presence of photophores on arm pair IV. Suckers are absent from this arm. The type species is '' Abraliopsis hoylei' ...

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Abraliopsis affinis ''Abraliopsis affinis'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod in the tropical waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean, and is known from Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Peru. I ...

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Abraliopsis atlantica ''Abraliopsis atlantica'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod found in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean, including the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Benguela Current. Female oocytes are around 1 mm in length and ...

'' **'' Abraliopsis chuni'' **'' Abraliopsis falco'' **''

Abraliopsis felis ''Abraliopsis felis'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod found in cool temperate water of the north Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean ...

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Abraliopsis gilchristi ''Abraliopsis gilchristi'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopods found in southern temperate waters of the south Pacific Ocean, from New Zealand to South Africa, where it is abundant. It undergoes a vertical daily migration spending the day ...

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Abraliopsis hoylei ''Abraliopsis hoylei'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod whose type locality is the Mascarene Islands The Mascarene Islands (, ) or Mascarenes or Mascarenhas Archipelago is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar con ...

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Abraliopsis lineata ''Abraliopsis lineata'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod native to Indo-Pacific waters, from the Arabian Sea and the Mascarene Islands in the west to Japan, Indonesia and French Polynesia )Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the ...

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Abraliopsis morisii ''Abraliopsis morisii'' is a species of bioluminescent squid in the family Enoploteuthidae. The species occurs in tropical to warm temperate waters in the Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Mediterranean Sea. It can be found in ...

'' * **'' Abraliopsis pacificus'' **'' Abraliopsis pfefferi'', Pfeffer's enope squid **''

Abraliopsis tui ''Abraliopsis tui'' is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod found in the waters around New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands The Kermadec Islands ( mi, Rangitāhua) are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of N ...

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Enoploteuthis ''Enoploteuthis'' is a genus of squid in the family Enoploteuthidae. The species of ''Enoploteuthis''are most easily recognised by having a larger tail when compared to the other genera in the Enoploteuthidae. The tail's size is emphasised not ha ...

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Enoploteuthis anapsis ''Enoploteuthis'' is a genus of squid in the family Enoploteuthidae. The species of ''Enoploteuthis''are most easily recognised by having a larger tail when compared to the other genera in the Enoploteuthidae. The tail's size is emphasised not ha ...

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Enoploteuthis chunii ''Enoploteuthis'' is a genus of squid in the family Enoploteuthidae. The species of ''Enoploteuthis''are most easily recognised by having a larger tail when compared to the other genera in the Enoploteuthidae. The tail's size is emphasised not ha ...

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Enoploteuthis galaxias ''Enoploteuthis'' is a genus of squid in the family Enoploteuthidae. The species of ''Enoploteuthis''are most easily recognised by having a larger tail when compared to the other genera in the Enoploteuthidae. The tail's size is emphasised not ha ...

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Enoploteuthis higginsi ''Enoploteuthis'' is a genus of squid in the family Enoploteuthidae. The species of ''Enoploteuthis''are most easily recognised by having a larger tail when compared to the other genera in the Enoploteuthidae. The tail's size is emphasised not ha ...

'' **'' Enoploteuthis jonesi'' **''

Enoploteuthis leptura ''Enoploteuthis leptura'', the hooked enope squid, is a species of squid from the family Enoploteuthidae. It is the type species of the genus ''Enoploteuthis'', which is in turn the type genus of the Enoploteuthidae. Description ''Enoploteut ...

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Enoploteuthis magnoceani ''Enoploteuthis'' is a genus of squid in the family Enoploteuthidae. The species of ''Enoploteuthis''are most easily recognised by having a larger tail when compared to the other genera in the Enoploteuthidae. The tail's size is emphasised not ha ...

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Enoploteuthis obliqua ''Enoploteuthis'' is a genus of squid in the family Enoploteuthidae. The species of ''Enoploteuthis''are most easily recognised by having a larger tail when compared to the other genera in the Enoploteuthidae. The tail's size is emphasised not ha ...

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Enoploteuthis octolineata ''Enoploteuthis'' is a genus of squid in the family Enoploteuthidae. The species of ''Enoploteuthis''are most easily recognised by having a larger tail when compared to the other genera in the Enoploteuthidae. The tail's size is emphasised not ha ...

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Enoploteuthis reticulata ''Enoploteuthis'' is a genus of squid in the family Enoploteuthidae. The species of ''Enoploteuthis''are most easily recognised by having a larger tail when compared to the other genera in the Enoploteuthidae. The tail's size is emphasised not ha ...

'' **'' Enoploteuthis semilineata'' *Genus '' Watasenia'' **''

Watasenia scintillans The firefly squid (''Watasenia scintillans''), also commonly known as the sparkling enope squid or hotaru-ika in Japan, is a species of squid in the family Enoploteuthidae. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus ''Watasenia''. These tiny ...

'', sparkling enope squid or firefly squid The species listed above with an asterisk (*) is questionable and needs further study to determine if it is a valid species or a synonym. The question mark (?) indicates questionable placement within the genus.

References

External links

Tree of Life web project: Enoploteuthidae

Enoploteuthidae discussion forum at TONMO.com
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