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Family: Opisthoteuthidae flapjack octopods (See list of species below)

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36 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Cryptoteuthis brevibracchiata [Short-arm flapjack octopod]	No picture found Grimpoteuthis abyssicola []	No picture found Grimpoteuthis bathynectes []
No picture found Grimpoteuthis boylei [Boyle's flapjack octopod]	No picture found Grimpoteuthis challengeri []	No picture found Grimpoteuthis discoveryi []
No picture found Grimpoteuthis hippocrepium []	No picture found Grimpoteuthis innominata []	No picture found Grimpoteuthis meangensis []
No picture found Grimpoteuthis megaptera []	No picture found Grimpoteuthis pacifica []	No picture found Grimpoteuthis plena []
No picture found Grimpoteuthis tuftsi []	No picture found Grimpoteuthis umbellata []	No picture found Grimpoteuthis wuelkeri [Wülker's flapjack octopod]
No picture found Opisthoteuthis agassizii [Agassiz's flapjack octopod]	No picture found Opisthoteuthis albatrossi []	No picture found Opisthoteuthis borealis []
No picture found Opisthoteuthis bruuni []	No picture found Opisthoteuthis californiana [Flapjack octopus]	No picture found Opisthoteuthis calypso [Calypso flapjack octopod]
No picture found Opisthoteuthis chathamensis []	No picture found Opisthoteuthis depressa [Japanese pancake devilfish]	No picture found Opisthoteuthis dongshaensis []
No picture found Opisthoteuthis extensa []	No picture found Opisthoteuthis grimaldii [Grimaldi’s flapjack octopod]	No picture found Opisthoteuthis hardyi []
No picture found Opisthoteuthis japonica []	No picture found Opisthoteuthis massyae [Massy's flapjack octopod]	No picture found Opisthoteuthis medusoides []
No picture found Opisthoteuthis mero []	No picture found Opisthoteuthis persephone []	No picture found Opisthoteuthis philipii []
No picture found Opisthoteuthis pluto []	No picture found Opisthoteuthis robsoni []	No picture found Opisthoteuthis vossi []

36 Species of Family Opisthoteuthidae
(flapjack octopods)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Cryptoteuthis brevibracchiata	Short-arm flapjack octopod	Northeast Atlantic.	12.1 TL
Grimpoteuthis abyssicola		Southwest Pacific.
Grimpoteuthis bathynectes		Northeast Pacific.
Grimpoteuthis boylei	Boyle's flapjack octopod	Eastern Atlantic.	11.5 ML
Grimpoteuthis challengeri		Northwest Atlantic.	37 TL
Grimpoteuthis discoveryi		Northeast Atlantic.	21 TL
Grimpoteuthis hippocrepium		Southeast Pacific.
Grimpoteuthis innominata		Southwest Pacific.
Grimpoteuthis meangensis		Western Pacific
Grimpoteuthis megaptera		Western Atlantic	2.5 ML
Grimpoteuthis pacifica		Western Central Pacific.
Grimpoteuthis plena		Northwest Atlantic.	5.7 ML
Grimpoteuthis tuftsi		Northeast Pacific.
Grimpoteuthis umbellata		Northeast Atlantic
Grimpoteuthis wuelkeri	Wülker's flapjack octopod	Atlantic Ocean. Temperat	40 TL
Opisthoteuthis agassizii	Agassiz's flapjack octopod	Western Atlantic	18.6 TL
Opisthoteuthis albatrossi		Northwest Pacific	3.6 ML
Opisthoteuthis borealis		Northern Atlantic	7.5 ML
Opisthoteuthis bruuni		Southeast Pacific	2.9 ML
Opisthoteuthis californiana	Flapjack octopus	Eastern Pacific.	8 ML
Opisthoteuthis calypso	Calypso flapjack octopod	Northeastern Atlantic and	48.2 TL
Opisthoteuthis chathamensis		Southwest Pacific	18 TL
Opisthoteuthis depressa	Japanese pancake devilfish	Northwest Pacific	3.8 ML
Opisthoteuthis dongshaensis		Northwest Pacific	22.6 TL
Opisthoteuthis extensa		Eastern Indian Ocean
Opisthoteuthis grimaldii	Grimaldi’s flapjack octopod	Eastern Atlantic	25 TL
Opisthoteuthis hardyi		Antarctic Atlantic	28.5 TL
Opisthoteuthis japonica		Northwest Pacific	4.5 ML
Opisthoteuthis massyae	Massy's flapjack octopod	Eastern Atlantic	35 TL
Opisthoteuthis medusoides		Western Indian Ocean
Opisthoteuthis mero		Southwest Pacific	34 TL
Opisthoteuthis persephone		Eastern Indian Ocean	20 TL
Opisthoteuthis philipii		Western Indian Ocean.	47 TL
Opisthoteuthis pluto		Indo-Pacific	4.43 ML
Opisthoteuthis robsoni		Southwest Pacific	36.2 TL
Opisthoteuthis vossi		Southeast Atlantic.

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