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Family: Mastigoteuthidae whiplashs squids (See list of species below)

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20 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Echinoteuthis famelica []	No picture found Idioteuthis cordiformis []	No picture found Idioteuthis danae [Dana’s whiplash squid]
No picture found Idioteuthis latipinna []	No picture found Idioteuthis okutanii []	No picture found Idioteuthis tyroi []
No picture found Magnoteuthis magna [Big whiplash squid]	No picture found Mastigopsis hjorti [Hjort’s whiplash squid]	No picture found Mastigoteuthis agassizii [Agassizi’s whiplash squid]
No picture found Mastigoteuthis atlantica []	No picture found Mastigoteuthis dentata []	No picture found Mastigoteuthis flammea []
No picture found Mastigoteuthis glaukopsis [Glaucous / blue whiplash squid]	No picture found Mastigoteuthis grimaldii []	No picture found Mastigoteuthis inermis []
No picture found Mastigoteuthis microlucens []	No picture found Mastigoteuthis psychrophila []	No picture found Mastigoteuthis pyrodes []
No picture found Mastigoteuthis schmidti []	No picture found Mastigoteuthis tyroi []

20 Species of Family Mastigoteuthidae
(whiplashs squids)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Echinoteuthis famelica		Eastern Central Pacific.
Idioteuthis cordiformis		Indo-West Pacific.
Idioteuthis danae	Dana’s whiplash squid	Eastern Atlantic.	3 ML
Idioteuthis latipinna		Northwest Pacific.
Idioteuthis okutanii		Western Indian Ocean.
Idioteuthis tyroi		Western Indian Ocean.
Magnoteuthis magna	Big whiplash squid	Southwest Pacific and Atl	16 ML
Mastigopsis hjorti	Hjort’s whiplash squid	Indo-West Pacific and Atl	10 ML
Mastigoteuthis agassizii	Agassizi’s whiplash squid	Southwest Pacific and Atl	10 ML
Mastigoteuthis atlantica		Northeast Atlantic.
Mastigoteuthis dentata		Eastern Pacific.
Mastigoteuthis flammea		Eastern Central Atlantic.
Mastigoteuthis glaukopsis	Glaucous / blue whiplash squid	Indo-Pacific and Eastern	11.2 ML
Mastigoteuthis grimaldii		Atlantic Ocean.
Mastigoteuthis inermis		Eastern Central Atlantic.
Mastigoteuthis microlucens		Eastern Central Pacific	21.5 ML
Mastigoteuthis psychrophila		Southwest Pacific and Ant
Mastigoteuthis pyrodes		Eastern Pacific.
Mastigoteuthis schmidti		Northeast Atlantic.
Mastigoteuthis tyroi		Western Indian Ocean	1.5 ML

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