Andaman enope squid
Abralia andamanica
- Usual depth208–1,110 m
- Water temperature19–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, February, and September
- How commonRare
About this species
Abralia andamanica is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod native to the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. It is known from Australia, Indonesia, Japan and Hawaiʻi. It is associated with shelf waters, and will rise to the upper water column at night to feed. Females spawn eggs 0.9–1.5 mm in diameter in gelatinous strings.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 8 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 208–1,110 m · Deepest record: 2,210 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Andaman enope squid
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ナンヨウホタルイカ
- Simplified Chinese
- Ān-Dá-Màn-Gōu-Wàn-Yóu
Other scientific names: Abralia (Heterabralia) andamanica
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 103 open-data records from 1896 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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