Abraliopsis falco

Cephalopods
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth21–508 m
Water temperature15–29 °C
Best monthsMarch, August, and October
How commonRare

About this species

Abraliopsis falco is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod found in the tropical waters of the East Pacific Ocean, and is known from Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, Perú and the United States. Females are larger than males, reaching sizes of 41–46 mm mantle length, with males reaching 35–37 mm mantle length.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 2 records
February: 5 records
March: 16 records
April: 0 records
May: 9 records
June: 0 records
July: 15 records
August: 22 records
September: 3 records
October: 17 records
November: 4 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 21–508 m · Deepest record: 1,400 m

10–20 m: 5 records
20–30 m: 7 records
30–40 m: 2 records
40–50 m: 3 records
50–60 m: 8 records
60–70 m: 4 records
70–80 m: 3 records
80–90 m: 4 records
90–100 m: 7 records
100–110 m: 8 records
110–120 m: 4 records
120+ m: 37 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–29 °C

14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 41 records
26–28 °C: 18 records
28–30 °C: 30 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Abraliopsis (Pfefferiteuthis) falco

Similar species

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).
94 open-data records from 1931 to 1974.

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