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Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney & C.E. Nauen (1984). FAO Species catalogue. Vol 3. Cephalopods of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries. FAO Fish. Synop. (125), Vol 3: 277 p.
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Roper, C. F. E.; Sweeney, M. J.; Nauen, C. E.
1984
FAO Species catalogue. Vol 3. Cephalopods of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries
FAO Fish. Synop. (125), Vol
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Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758 (additional source)
Cistopus indicus (Rapp [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835) (basis of record)
Histioteuthis dofleini (Pfeffer, 1912) accepted as Stigmatoteuthis dofleini Pfeffer, 1912 (additional source)
Loligo duvaucelii d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835 accepted as Uroteuthis (Photololigo) duvaucelii (d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835) (basis of record)
Loligo forbesii Steenstrup, 1856 (additional source)
Loligo reynaudii d'Orbigny [in Ferussac & d'Orbigny], 1839-1841 (basis of record)
Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758 (additional source)
Octopus aegina Gray, 1849 accepted as Amphioctopus aegina (Gray, 1849) (basis of record)
Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849 (basis of record)
Octopus defilippi Vérany, 1851 accepted as Macrotritopus defilippi (Vérany, 1851) (additional source)
Octopus macropus Risso, 1826 accepted as Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826) (additional source)
Octopus membranaceus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Amphioctopus membranaceus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) (basis of record)
Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 (additional source)
Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821) accepted as Ommastrephes bartramii (Lesueur, 1821) (additional source)
Ommastrephes pteropus Steenstrup, 1855 accepted as Sthenoteuthis pteropus (Steenstrup, 1855) (basis of record)
Ornithoteuthis volatilis (Sasaki, 1915) (basis of record)
Sepia arabica Massy, 1916 (basis of record)
Sepia australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 (basis of record)
Sepia latimanus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 (basis of record)
Sepia murrayi Adam & Rees, 1966 (basis of record)
Sepia pharaonis Ehrenberg, 1831 (basis of record)
Sepia prashadi Winckworth, 1936 (basis of record)
Sepia savignyi Blainville, 1827 (basis of record)
Sepia trygonina (Rochebrune, 1884) (basis of record)
Sepiella inermis (Van Hasselt [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835) (basis of record)
Sepioteuthis lessoniana d'Orbigny, 1826 (basis of record)
Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830) accepted as Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830) (basis of record)
Taningia danae Joubin, 1931 (additional source)
Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857 (additional source)
Cistopus indicus (Rapp [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835) (basis of record)
Histioteuthis dofleini (Pfeffer, 1912) accepted as Stigmatoteuthis dofleini Pfeffer, 1912 (additional source)
Loligo duvaucelii d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835 accepted as Uroteuthis (Photololigo) duvaucelii (d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835) (basis of record)
Loligo forbesii Steenstrup, 1856 (additional source)
Loligo reynaudii d'Orbigny [in Ferussac & d'Orbigny], 1839-1841 (basis of record)
Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758 (additional source)
Octopus aegina Gray, 1849 accepted as Amphioctopus aegina (Gray, 1849) (basis of record)
Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849 (basis of record)
Octopus defilippi Vérany, 1851 accepted as Macrotritopus defilippi (Vérany, 1851) (additional source)
Octopus macropus Risso, 1826 accepted as Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826) (additional source)
Octopus membranaceus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Amphioctopus membranaceus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) (basis of record)
Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 (additional source)
Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821) accepted as Ommastrephes bartramii (Lesueur, 1821) (additional source)
Ommastrephes pteropus Steenstrup, 1855 accepted as Sthenoteuthis pteropus (Steenstrup, 1855) (basis of record)
Ornithoteuthis volatilis (Sasaki, 1915) (basis of record)
Sepia arabica Massy, 1916 (basis of record)
Sepia australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 (basis of record)
Sepia latimanus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 (basis of record)
Sepia murrayi Adam & Rees, 1966 (basis of record)
Sepia pharaonis Ehrenberg, 1831 (basis of record)
Sepia prashadi Winckworth, 1936 (basis of record)
Sepia savignyi Blainville, 1827 (basis of record)
Sepia trygonina (Rochebrune, 1884) (basis of record)
Sepiella inermis (Van Hasselt [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835) (basis of record)
Sepioteuthis lessoniana d'Orbigny, 1826 (basis of record)
Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830) accepted as Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830) (basis of record)
Taningia danae Joubin, 1931 (additional source)
Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857 (additional source)
Aldabra for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758
Aldabra for Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Aldabra for Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821)
Aldabra for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817)
Aldabra for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830)
Aldabra for Taningia danae Joubin, 1931
Aldabra for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857
Chagos for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758
Chagos for Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Chagos for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817)
Chagos for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830)
Chagos for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857
Comores for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758
Comores for Cistopus indicus (Rapp [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835)
Comores for Loligo duvaucelii d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835
Comores for Octopus aegina Gray, 1849
Comores for Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Comores for Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Comores for Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821)
Comores for Ommastrephes pteropus Steenstrup, 1855
Comores for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817)
Comores for Sepia latimanus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Comores for Sepia prashadi Winckworth, 1936
Comores for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830)
Comores for Taningia danae Joubin, 1931
Comores for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857
East Africa for Loligo forbesii Steenstrup, 1856 (doubtful)
Eritrea for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758
Eritrea for Loligo forbesii Steenstrup, 1856
Eritrea for Octopus aegina Gray, 1849
Eritrea for Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Eritrea for Octopus macropus Risso, 1826
Eritrea for Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Eritrea for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817)
Eritrea for Sepia australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Eritrea for Sepia latimanus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Eritrea for Sepia pharaonis Ehrenberg, 1831
Eritrea for Sepia prashadi Winckworth, 1936
Eritrea for Sepia savignyi Blainville, 1827
Eritrea for Sepia trygonina (Rochebrune, 1884)
Eritrea for Sepiella inermis (Van Hasselt [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835)
Eritrea for Sepioteuthis lessoniana d'Orbigny, 1826
Eritrea for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830)
Eritrea for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857
Kenya for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758
Kenya for Loligo duvaucelii d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835
Kenya for Octopus aegina Gray, 1849
Kenya for Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Kenya for Octopus macropus Risso, 1826
Kenya for Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Kenya for Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821)
Kenya for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817)
Kenya for Sepia australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 (doubtful)
Kenya for Sepia latimanus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Kenya for Sepia prashadi Winckworth, 1936
Kenya for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830)
Kenya for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857
Madagascar for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758
Madagascar for Cistopus indicus (Rapp [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835)
Madagascar for Histioteuthis dofleini (Pfeffer, 1912)
Madagascar for Octopus aegina Gray, 1849
Madagascar for Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Madagascar for Octopus macropus Risso, 1826
Madagascar for Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Madagascar for Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821)
Madagascar for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817)
Madagascar for Sepia australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Madagascar for Sepia latimanus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 (doubtful)
Madagascar for Sepia prashadi Winckworth, 1936
Madagascar for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830)
Madagascar for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857
Mauritius for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758
Mauritius for Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Mauritius for Octopus macropus Risso, 1826
Mauritius for Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821)
Mauritius for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817)
Mauritius for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830)
Mauritius for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857
Mozambique for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758
Mozambique for Cistopus indicus (Rapp [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835)
Mozambique for Loligo duvaucelii d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835
Mozambique for Loligo reynaudii d'Orbigny [in Ferussac & d'Orbigny], 1839-1841
Mozambique for Octopus aegina Gray, 1849
Mozambique for Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Mozambique for Octopus macropus Risso, 1826
Mozambique for Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Mozambique for Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821)
Mozambique for Ommastrephes pteropus Steenstrup, 1855
Mozambique for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817)
Mozambique for Ornithoteuthis volatilis (Sasaki, 1915)
Mozambique for Sepia australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Mozambique for Sepia latimanus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Mozambique for Sepia prashadi Winckworth, 1936
Mozambique for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830)
Mozambique for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857
Mozambique for Todarodes sagittatus angolensis Adam, 1962
Red Sea for Loligo duvaucelii d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835
Red Sea for Loligo forbesii Steenstrup, 1856
Red Sea for Octopus aegina Gray, 1849
Red Sea for Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Aldabra for Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Aldabra for Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821)
Aldabra for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817)
Aldabra for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830)
Aldabra for Taningia danae Joubin, 1931
Aldabra for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857
Chagos for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758
Chagos for Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Chagos for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817)
Chagos for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830)
Chagos for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857
Comores for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758
Comores for Cistopus indicus (Rapp [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835)
Comores for Loligo duvaucelii d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835
Comores for Octopus aegina Gray, 1849
Comores for Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Comores for Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Comores for Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821)
Comores for Ommastrephes pteropus Steenstrup, 1855
Comores for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817)
Comores for Sepia latimanus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Comores for Sepia prashadi Winckworth, 1936
Comores for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830)
Comores for Taningia danae Joubin, 1931
Comores for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857
East Africa for Loligo forbesii Steenstrup, 1856 (doubtful)
Eritrea for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758
Eritrea for Loligo forbesii Steenstrup, 1856
Eritrea for Octopus aegina Gray, 1849
Eritrea for Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Eritrea for Octopus macropus Risso, 1826
Eritrea for Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Eritrea for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817)
Eritrea for Sepia australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Eritrea for Sepia latimanus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Eritrea for Sepia pharaonis Ehrenberg, 1831
Eritrea for Sepia prashadi Winckworth, 1936
Eritrea for Sepia savignyi Blainville, 1827
Eritrea for Sepia trygonina (Rochebrune, 1884)
Eritrea for Sepiella inermis (Van Hasselt [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835)
Eritrea for Sepioteuthis lessoniana d'Orbigny, 1826
Eritrea for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830)
Eritrea for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857
Kenya for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758
Kenya for Loligo duvaucelii d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835
Kenya for Octopus aegina Gray, 1849
Kenya for Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Kenya for Octopus macropus Risso, 1826
Kenya for Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Kenya for Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821)
Kenya for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817)
Kenya for Sepia australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 (doubtful)
Kenya for Sepia latimanus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Kenya for Sepia prashadi Winckworth, 1936
Kenya for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830)
Kenya for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857
Madagascar for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758
Madagascar for Cistopus indicus (Rapp [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835)
Madagascar for Histioteuthis dofleini (Pfeffer, 1912)
Madagascar for Octopus aegina Gray, 1849
Madagascar for Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Madagascar for Octopus macropus Risso, 1826
Madagascar for Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Madagascar for Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821)
Madagascar for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817)
Madagascar for Sepia australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Madagascar for Sepia latimanus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 (doubtful)
Madagascar for Sepia prashadi Winckworth, 1936
Madagascar for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830)
Madagascar for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857
Mauritius for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758
Mauritius for Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Mauritius for Octopus macropus Risso, 1826
Mauritius for Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821)
Mauritius for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817)
Mauritius for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830)
Mauritius for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857
Mozambique for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758
Mozambique for Cistopus indicus (Rapp [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835)
Mozambique for Loligo duvaucelii d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835
Mozambique for Loligo reynaudii d'Orbigny [in Ferussac & d'Orbigny], 1839-1841
Mozambique for Octopus aegina Gray, 1849
Mozambique for Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Mozambique for Octopus macropus Risso, 1826
Mozambique for Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Mozambique for Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821)
Mozambique for Ommastrephes pteropus Steenstrup, 1855
Mozambique for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817)
Mozambique for Ornithoteuthis volatilis (Sasaki, 1915)
Mozambique for Sepia australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Mozambique for Sepia latimanus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Mozambique for Sepia prashadi Winckworth, 1936
Mozambique for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830)
Mozambique for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857
Mozambique for Todarodes sagittatus angolensis Adam, 1962
Red Sea for Loligo duvaucelii d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835
Red Sea for Loligo forbesii Steenstrup, 1856
Red Sea for Octopus aegina Gray, 1849
Red Sea for Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
English African cuttlefish for Sepia australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
English Angola flying squid [from synonym] for Todarodes sagittatus angolensis Adam, 1962
English big blue octopus for Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
English bigfin reef squid for Sepioteuthis lessoniana d'Orbigny, 1826
English Broadback cuttlefish for Sepia savignyi Blainville, 1827
English Broadclub cuttlefish for Sepia latimanus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
English common clubhook squid for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817)
English common octopus for Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
English Dana octopus squid for Taningia danae Joubin, 1931
English diamondback squid for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857
English flowervase jewell squid [from synonym] for Histioteuthis dofleini (Pfeffer, 1912)
English Frog cuttlefish for Sepia murrayi Adam & Rees, 1966
English Greater Argonaut for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758
English Hooded cuttlefish for Sepia prashadi Winckworth, 1936
English Indian squid [from synonym] for Loligo duvaucelii d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835
English neon flying squid [from synonym] for Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821)
English old woman octopus for Cistopus indicus (Rapp [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835)
English orangeback flying squid [from synonym] for Ommastrephes pteropus Steenstrup, 1855
English paper nautilus for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758
English Pharaoh cuttlefish for Sepia pharaonis Ehrenberg, 1831
English purpleback flying squid [from synonym] for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830)
English sandbird octopus [from synonym] for Octopus aegina Gray, 1849
English shiny bird squid for Ornithoteuthis volatilis (Sasaki, 1915)
English Spineless cuttlefish for Sepiella inermis (Van Hasselt [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835)
English Trident cuttlefish for Sepia trygonina (Rochebrune, 1884)
English veined squid [from synonym] for Loligo forbesi Steenstrup, 1857
English webfoot octopus [from synonym] for Octopus membranaceus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
English white-spotted octopus [from synonym] for Octopus macropus Risso, 1826
Description
Mantle globular, as wide as long; surface of mantle, head, arms, and web covered with conspicuous, closely-set, ... [details]
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Mantle conical, relatively thick-walled skin of whole body covered with thickly spaced, low, fleshy papillae; ventral ... [details]
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Body elongate, narrow, bluntly pointed posteriorly, the mantle extending dorsally to level with the eyes. [details]
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Tentacular clubs half-moon-shaped, their protective membranes fused at base, completely surrounding sucker-bearing ... [details]