Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758 (additional source)
Histioteuthis dofleini (Pfeffer, 1912) accepted as Stigmatoteuthis dofleini Pfeffer, 1912 (additional source)
Loligo forbesii Steenstrup, 1856 (additional source)
Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758 (additional source)
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)
Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (R. P. Lesson, 1830) accepted as Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis (R. P. 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 Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821) 
Aldabra for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817) 
Aldabra for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (R. P. Lesson, 1830) 
Aldabra for Taningia danae Joubin, 1931 
Aldabra for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857 
Chagos for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758 
Chagos for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817) 
Chagos for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (R. P. Lesson, 1830) 
Chagos for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857 
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758 
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821) 
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Ommastrephes pteropus Steenstrup, 1855 
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817) 
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (R. P. Lesson, 1830) 
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Taningia danae Joubin, 1931 
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857 
East Africa for Loligo forbesii Steenstrup, 1856  (doubtful)
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758 
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Loligo forbesii Steenstrup, 1856 
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817) 
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (R. P. Lesson, 1830) 
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (R. P. Lesson, 1830) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857 
Madagascar for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758 
Madagascar for Histioteuthis dofleini (Pfeffer, 1912) 
Madagascar for Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 
Madagascar for Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821) 
Madagascar for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817) 
Madagascar for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (R. P. Lesson, 1830) 
Madagascar for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821) 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817) 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (R. P. Lesson, 1830) 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857 
Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758 
Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone for Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 
Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone for Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821) 
Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone for Ommastrephes pteropus Steenstrup, 1855 
Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817) 
Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone for Ornithoteuthis volatilis (Sasaki, 1915) 
Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (R. P. Lesson, 1830) 
Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857 
Red Sea for Loligo forbesii Steenstrup, 1856 
Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758 
Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone for Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821) 
Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817) 
Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (R. P. Lesson, 1830) 
Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857 
Rodrigues for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758 
Rodrigues for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817) 
Rodrigues for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (R. P. Lesson, 1830) 
Rodrigues for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857 
Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758 
Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone for Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821) 
Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817) 
Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (R. P. Lesson, 1830) 
Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone for Taningia danae Joubin, 1931 
Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857 
Somali Exclusive Economic Zone for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758 
Somali Exclusive Economic Zone for Loligo forbesii Steenstrup, 1856 
Somali Exclusive Economic Zone for Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 
Somali Exclusive Economic Zone for Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821) 
Somali Exclusive Economic Zone for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817) 
Somali Exclusive Economic Zone for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (R. P. Lesson, 1830) 
Somali Exclusive Economic Zone for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857 
Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758 
Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone for Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821) 
Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone for Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817) 
Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (R. P. Lesson, 1830) 
Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone for Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857 

English African cuttlefish [from synonym] 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 R. P. Lesson, 1831
English Broadback cuttlefish for Sepia savignyi Blainville, 1827
English Broadclub cuttlefish [from synonym] 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 [from synonym] for Sepia prashadi Winckworth, 1936
English Indian squid [from synonym] for Loligo duvaucelii A. d'Orbigny, 1835
English neon flying squid [from synonym] for Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur, 1821)
English old woman octopus for Cistopus indicus (A. 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 [from synonym] for Sepia pharaonis Ehrenberg, 1831
English purpleback flying squid [from synonym] for Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis (R. P. Lesson, 1830)
English sandbird octopus [from synonym] for Octopus aegina J. E. Gray, 1849
English shiny bird squid for Ornithoteuthis volatilis (Sasaki, 1915)
English Spineless cuttlefish for Sepiella inermis (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)
English Trident cuttlefish [from synonym] 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

 for Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758

Mantle globular, as wide as long; surface of mantle, head, arms, and web covered with conspicuous, closely-set, ... [details]

 Description

 for Histioteuthis dofleini (Pfeffer, 1912)

Mantle conical, relatively thick-walled skin of whole body covered with thickly spaced, low, fleshy papillae; ventral ... [details]

 Description

 for Sepia arabica Massy, 1916

Body elongate, narrow, bluntly pointed posteriorly, the mantle extending dorsally to level with the eyes. [details]

 Description

 for Sepia latimanus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832

Tentacular clubs half-moon-shaped, their protective membranes fused at base, completely surrounding sucker-bearing ... [details]

 Remark

 for Octopus aegina J. E. Gray, 1849

Family name Octopididae in (Vine, P.)  [details]

 Remark

 for Sepia murrayi Adam & Rees, 1966

Mantle elongate, oval. [details]