Discoteuthis laciniosa
- Usual depth160–2,328 m
- Water temperature15–27 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and September
- How commonRare
About this species
Discoteuthis laciniosa is a species of squid in the family Cycloteuthidae. The species occurs throughout the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Discoteuthis laciniosa”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 160–2,328 m · Deepest record: 2,532 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–27 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- カザリウチワイカ
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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).
- 25 open-data records from 1921 to 2005.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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