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Family: Chiroteuthidae chiroteuthid squids (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Amphorateuthis alveatus [Pallas's pika]	No picture found Asperoteuthis acanthoderma []	No picture found Asperoteuthis lui []
No picture found Asperoteuthis mangoldae [Muli pika]	No picture found Chiroteuthis atlanticus []	No picture found Chiroteuthis calyx []
No picture found Chiroteuthis diaphana []	No picture found Chiroteuthis imperator []	No picture found Chiroteuthis joubini []
No picture found Chiroteuthis macrosoma []	No picture found Chiroteuthis mega []	No picture found Chiroteuthis pellucida []
No picture found Chiroteuthis picteti []	No picture found Chiroteuthis spoeli []	Chiroteuthis veranii [Verany's long-armed squid]
No picture found Grimalditeuthis bonplandii [Grimaldi's chiroteuthid squid]	No picture found Planctoteuthis danae [Dana's chiroteuthid squid]	No picture found Planctoteuthis exopthalmica [Pop-eye chiroteuthid squid]
No picture found Planctoteuthis levimana []	No picture found Planctoteuthis lippula [Chun's chiroteuthid squid]	No picture found Planctoteuthis oligobessa []

21 Species of Family Chiroteuthidae
(chiroteuthid squids)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Amphorateuthis alveatus	Pallas's pika	Western Indian Ocean
Asperoteuthis acanthoderma		Western Central Pacific.
Asperoteuthis lui		Southwest Pacific
Asperoteuthis mangoldae	Muli pika	Eastern Central Pacific
Chiroteuthis atlanticus		Northwest Atlantic.
Chiroteuthis calyx		Eastern Central Pacific.
Chiroteuthis diaphana		Northwest Atlantic.
Chiroteuthis imperator		Indo-West Pacific.
Chiroteuthis joubini		Atlantic Ocean.	10 ML
Chiroteuthis macrosoma		Eastern Indian Ocean.
Chiroteuthis mega		Southwest Pacific and Atl	19.8 ML
Chiroteuthis pellucida		Eastern Indian Ocean.
Chiroteuthis picteti		Western Indian Ocean and
Chiroteuthis spoeli		Western Indian Ocean.
Chiroteuthis veranii	Verany's long-armed squid	Circumglobal, tropical, s	20 ML
Grimalditeuthis bonplandii	Grimaldi's chiroteuthid squid	Circumglobal, from tropic	25 ML
Planctoteuthis danae	Dana's chiroteuthid squid	Eastern Pacific and Easte	5.5 ML
Planctoteuthis exopthalmica	Pop-eye chiroteuthid squid	Eastern Pacific and Easte	2.5 ML
Planctoteuthis levimana		Northeast Atlantic.
Planctoteuthis lippula	Chun's chiroteuthid squid	Eastern Atlantic and East	2 ML
Planctoteuthis oligobessa		Eastern Pacific.

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