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Lesser Flying Squid

Todaropsis eblanae

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 346, February 256, March 401, April 630, May 909, June 991, July 1,060, August 912, September 669, October 500, November 273, December 213.
United States7,160
Alaska7,160
Greece1
Egean1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • SmartDemonstrates problem-solving and learningChecked by the maintainer

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassCephalopods · Cephalopoda
OrderPelagic Squids · Oegopsida
FamilyFlying Squids · Ommastrephidae
GenusTodaropsis

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Lesser Flying Squid with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.