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Surume-ika

Todarodes pacificus (Steenstrup, 1880)

Status not recordedoctopus and squid

The surume-ika (Todarodes pacificus) is a species in the family Ommastrephidae, order Oegopsida.

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Quick facts about the surume-ika

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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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 surume-ika live?

Not recorded

Is the surume-ika 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 surume-ika classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classCephalopoda
  4. orderOegopsida
  5. familyOmmastrephidae
  6. genusTodarodes
  7. SpeciesTodarodes pacificus (Steenstrup, 1880)

Synonyms Ommastrephes pacificus, Ommatostrephes pacificus, Todarodes pacificus pacificus, Todarodes sloanei pacificus

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Common flying squidEnglish
  • Japanese flying squidEnglish
  • Pacific flying squidEnglish
  • Kalmar tichomořskýCzech
  • Japanischer FlugkalmarGerman
  • Calamar volador japonésSpanish
  • toutenon japonaisFrench
  • Todaro del PacificoItalian
  • スルメイカJapanese
  • 살오징어Korean
  • Japanse vliegende pijlinktvisDutch
  • Тихоокеанский кальмарRussian
  • 北魷Chinese
  • Calamaro volante del PacificoItalian
  • Totano del PacificoItalian
  • 太平洋褶柔魚Chinese
  • 太平洋魷Chinese
  • Tài-Píng-Yáng-Róu-YúChinese
  • Tài-Píng-Yáng-YóuChinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the surume-ika

Other species in the same genus Todarodes.

Red squid

Todarodes sagittatus

OmmastrephidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the surume-ika?

The surume-ika (Todarodes pacificus) belongs to the family Ommastrephidae in the order Oegopsida.

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). Surume-ika (Todarodes pacificus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/surume-ika

MLA

“Surume-ika (Todarodes pacificus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/surume-ika.

BibTeX
@misc{surume_ika_2026,
  title = {Surume-ika (Todarodes pacificus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/surume-ika},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}