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Webbed flying squid

Ommastrephes caroli (Furtado, 1887)

Status not recordedoctopus and squid

The webbed flying squid (Ommastrephes caroli) is a species in the family Ommastrephidae, order Oegopsida.

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Quick facts about the webbed flying 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 webbed flying squid live?

Not recorded

Is the webbed flying 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 webbed flying squid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classCephalopoda
  4. orderOegopsida
  5. familyOmmastrephidae
  6. genusOmmastrephes
  7. SpeciesOmmastrephes caroli (Furtado, 1887)

Synonyms Loligo pironneauii, Lolimnites meridionalis, Ommatostrephes bartramii var. sinuosus, Ommatostrephes caroli

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Todaro palmatoItalian
  • Purperen pijlinktvisDutch
  • Pota cartuchoPortuguese
  • Calamaro volante palmatoItalian
  • Totano palmatoItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the webbed flying squid

Other species in the same genus Ommastrephes.

Akaika

Ommastrephes bartramii

OmmastrephidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the webbed flying squid?

The webbed flying squid (Ommastrephes caroli) belongs to the family Ommastrephidae in the order Oegopsida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Webbed flying squid (Ommastrephes caroli). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/webbed-flying-squid

MLA

“Webbed flying squid (Ommastrephes caroli).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/webbed-flying-squid.

BibTeX
@misc{webbed_flying_squid_2026,
  title = {Webbed flying squid (Ommastrephes caroli)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/webbed-flying-squid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}