Hooked enope squid

Enoploteuthis leptura

Cephalopods
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth50–2,051 m
Water temperature15–28 °C
Best monthsApril, July, and August
How commonRare

About this species

Enoploteuthis leptura, the hooked enope squid, is a species of squid from the family Enoploteuthidae. It is the type species of the genus Enoploteuthis, which is in turn the type genus of the Enoploteuthidae.

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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: 3 records
April: 8 records
May: 0 records
June: 2 records
July: 10 records
August: 7 records
September: 4 records
October: 2 records
November: 3 records
December: 3 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 50–2,051 m · Deepest record: 2,406.5 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 1 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 2 records
110+ m: 32 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–28 °C

14–16 °C: 2 records
16–18 °C: 2 records
18–20 °C: 8 records
20–22 °C: 4 records
22–24 °C: 6 records
24–26 °C: 2 records
26–28 °C: 25 records
28–30 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

English: Hooked enope squid

Names in 3 more languages

Spanish: Enoploluria uncinada
French: Enoploloutène crochu
Japanese: モトホタルイカモドキ

Other scientific names: Loligo lepturo, Loligo smythii

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).
98 open-data records from 1921 to 2006.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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