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Octopus and squid

Octopus and squid in this database: 2 species, recorded across 28 countries.

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Species filed
2
Threatened
0
Countries recorded
28
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All octopus and squid on file

Most looked-up first.

LC, Least Concern
Giant squid (Architeuthis dux)

Giant squid

Architeuthis dux

Architeuthidae

Where are octopus and squid recorded?

Species on file in this group with sighting records in each country. Recorded sightings, not natural ranges.

Canada: 2 speciesUnited States of America: 2 speciesArgentina: 1 speciesRussia: 1 speciesBahamas: 1 speciesNorway: 1 speciesFr. S. Antarctic Lands: 2 speciesSouth Africa: 2 speciesBrazil: 1 speciesFrance: 1 speciesPuerto Rico: 1 speciesNamibia: 1 speciesSouth Korea: 1 speciesIndia: 1 speciesNetherlands: 1 speciesPortugal: 1 speciesSpain: 1 speciesIreland: 1 speciesNew Zealand: 1 speciesAustralia: 1 speciesItaly: 1 speciesDenmark: 1 speciesUnited Kingdom: 1 speciesJapan: 2 species
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. United States2
  2. Canada2
  3. Japan2
  4. South Africa2
  5. French Southern Territories2
  6. South Korea1
  7. Russia1
  8. New Zealand1
  9. Australia1
  10. Spain1
  11. Norway1
  12. United Kingdom1
  13. Argentina1
  14. Denmark1
  15. Portugal1
  16. Réunion1
  17. Antarctica1
  18. Bahamas1
  19. Ireland1
  20. Namibia1

How “octopus and squid” is defined here

A species belongs to this group if it sits anywhere under one of these branches of the classification.

class Cephalopoda

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