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Luminous Bay squid

Uroteuthis noctiluca (Lu, Roper & Tait, 1985)

Status not recordedoctopus and squid

The luminous bay squid (Uroteuthis noctiluca) is a species in the family Loliginidae, order Myopsida.

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Quick facts about the luminous bay squid

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the luminous bay squid live?

Not recorded

Is the luminous bay squid endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the luminous bay squid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classCephalopoda
  4. orderMyopsida
  5. familyLoliginidae
  6. genusUroteuthis
  7. SpeciesUroteuthis noctiluca (Lu, Roper & Tait, 1985)

Synonyms Aestuariolus noctiluca, Loliolus noctiluca, Uroteuthis noctiluca

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Calamaro luminoso australianoItalian
  • ヒカリジンドウイカJapanese
  • Австралийский лолигоRussian
  • 瑩灣槍魷Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the luminous bay squid

Other species in the same genus Uroteuthis.

Mitre squid

Uroteuthis chinensis

LoliginidaeNo free photo yet

Indian squid

Uroteuthis duvaucelii

LoliginidaeNo free photo yet

CompareLuminous Bay squid vs Mitre squidLuminous Bay squid vs Indian squidLuminous Bay squid vs Swordtip squidLuminous Bay squid vs Siboga squid

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the luminous bay squid?

The luminous bay squid (Uroteuthis noctiluca) belongs to the family Loliginidae in the order Myopsida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Luminous Bay squid (Uroteuthis noctiluca). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/luminous-bay-squid

MLA

“Luminous Bay squid (Uroteuthis noctiluca).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/luminous-bay-squid.

BibTeX
@misc{luminous_bay_squid_2026,
  title = {Luminous Bay squid (Uroteuthis noctiluca)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/luminous-bay-squid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}