All Species
39 Species in Family Cranchiidae
Nominal species list for Cranchiidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Teuthowenia pellucida (Chun, 1910)
Teuthowenia megalops (Prosch, 1847)
Teuthowenia maculata (Leach, 1817) Spotted cranch squid
Taonius pavo (Lesueur, 1821) Peacock cranch squid
Taonius suhmii (Lankester, 1884)
Taonius belone (Chun, 1906)
Taonius borealis (Nesis, 1972)
Sandalops melancholicus Chun, 1906 Melancholy cranch squid
Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson, 1925 Antarctic cranch squid
Megalocranchia oceanica (Voss, 1960) Oceanic cranch squid
Megalocranchia abyssicola (Goodrich, 1896)
Megalocranchia fisheri Berry, 1909
Megalocranchia maxima Pfeffer, 1884 Large cranch squid
Liocranchia valdiviae Chun, 1910
Liocranchia reinhardtii (Steenstrup, 1856) Reinhardt's cranch squid
Liocranchia gardineri Robson, 1921
Liocranchia globula Berry, 1909
Liguriella podophthalma Issel, 1908 Bigeye cranch squid
Liguriella pardus (Berry, 1916)
Leachia rynchophorus (Rochebrune, 1884)
Leachia pacifica (Issel, 1908)
Leachia ellipsoptera (Adams & Reeve, 1848)
Leachia lemur (Berry, 1920)
Leachia dislocata Young, 1972
Leachia danae (Joubin, 1931)
Leachia cyclura Lesueur, 1821 Leach's cranch squid
Leachia atlantica (Degner, 1925) Atlantic cranch squid
Helicocranchia pfefferi Massy, 1907 Pfeffer's cranch squid
Helicocranchia papillata (Voss, 1960) Siphonate cranch squid
Helicocranchia joubini (Voss, 1962)
Galiteuthis suhmi (Hoyle, 1886)
Galiteuthis phyllura Berry, 1911
Galiteuthis pacifica (Robson, 1948)
Galiteuthis armata Joubin, 1898 Armed cranch squid
Galiteuthis glacialis (Chun, 1906)
Egea inermis Joubin, 1933 Unarmed cranch squid
Cranchia scabra Leach, 1817 Rough cranch squid
Belonella belone (Chun, 1906)
Bathothauma lyromma Chun, 1906 Lyre cranch squid
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