Todarodinae is a

squid True squid are molluscs with an elongated soft body, large eyes, eight arms, and two tentacles in the superorder Decapodiformes, though many other molluscs within the broader Neocoleoidea are also called squid despite not strictly fitting ...

subfamily in the family

Ommastrephidae Ommastrephidae is a family of squid containing three subfamilies, 11 genera, and over 20 species. They are widely distributed globally and are extensively fished for food. One species, ''Todarodes pacificus'', comprises around half of the world's ...

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Martialia ''Martialia hyadesii'' is a species of ommastrephidae, flying squid commonly known as the sevenstar flying squid. Distribution ''M. hyadesii'' occurs in epipelagic and mesopelagic waters of the Southern Ocean. Its range may be circumpolar with a ...

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Martialia hyadesii ''Martialia hyadesii'' is a species of flying squid commonly known as the sevenstar flying squid. Distribution ''M. hyadesii'' occurs in epipelagic and mesopelagic waters of the Southern Ocean. Its range may be circumpolar with a Sub-Antarctic ...

'', sevenstar flying squid * Genus ''

Nototodarus ''Nototodarus'' is a genus of squid. Example species in this genus include ''Nototodarus sloanii'', a species sought for human food; in the process of harvesting ''N. sloanii'' Australian sea lions are frequently killed, since that marine mammal ...

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Nototodarus gouldi ''Nototodarus gouldi'', also known as the Gould's squid, Gould's flying squid, or arrow squid, is a squid belonging to the family Ommastrephidae. It inhabits the tropical and temperate waters of Australia and New Zealand. It is frequently caught ...

'', Gould's flying squid ** ''

Nototodarus hawaiiensis ''Nototodarus hawaiiensis'', the Hawaiian flying squid, is a species of squid. It mainly lives at depths of about 400 - 570 m. It lives in the Pacific Ocean from Hawaiian Islands to Midway Island Midway Atoll (colloquial: Midway Islands; ...

'', Hawaiian flying squid ** ''

Nototodarus sloanii ''Nototodarus sloanii'' is a species of squid commonly known as the New Zealand arrow squid or Wellington flying squid. It is also known by its Māori name of wheketere. It is a favoured prey species of a number of marine mammals and diving birds ...

'', Wellington flying squid or New Zealand arrow squid * Genus '' Todarodes'' ** '' Todarodes angolensis'', Angola flying squid ** ''

Todarodes filippovae The Antarctic flying squid (''Todarodes filippovae'') is a species of squid from the subfamily Todarodinae of the family Ommastrephidae, a family of pelagic squid from the order Oegopsida. It has a circumglobal distribution in the seas around th ...

'', Antarctic flying squid ** ''

Todarodes pacificus The Japanese flying squid, Japanese common squid or Pacific flying squid, scientific name ''Todarodes pacificus'', is a squid of the family Ommastrephidae. This animal lives in the northern Pacific Ocean, in the area surrounding Japan, along th ...

'', Japanese flying squid or Japanese common squid ** '' Todarodes pusillus'', little flying squid ** ''

Todarodes sagittatus The European flying squid (''Todarodes sagittatus'') is a species of squid from the continental slope and oceanic waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is the type species of the genus '' Todarodes'', the type genus ...

'', European flying squid * Genus '' Todaropsis'' ** '' Todaropsis eblanae'', lesser flying squid

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