Galiteuthis pacifica

Cephalopods
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth93–1,320 m
Water temperature-2–27 °C
Best monthsMay and December
How commonRare

About this species

Galiteuthis pacifica is a little known species of glass squid from the family Cranchiidae. It has never been fully described, despite having a wide distribution in the tropical Indo-Pacific. The males grow to at least 33 cm (13 in) in 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: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 0 records
May: 3 records
June: 0 records
July: 0 records
August: 1 records
September: 0 records
October: 0 records
November: 1 records
December: 4 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 93–1,320 m · Deepest record: 1,729 m

70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 1 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120–130 m: 0 records
130–140 m: 0 records
140–150 m: 0 records
150–160 m: 0 records
160–170 m: 0 records
170–180 m: 0 records
180+ m: 9 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of -2–27 °C

-2–0 °C: 2 records
0–2 °C: 0 records
2–4 °C: 0 records
4–6 °C: 0 records
6–8 °C: 0 records
8–10 °C: 0 records
10–12 °C: 0 records
12–14 °C: 0 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 4 records
20–22 °C: 3 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 2 records
26–28 °C: 8 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: スカシイカ

Other scientific names: Taonidium pacificum

Similar species

Galiteuthis suhmi
Cockatoo squid
Cranchia scabra
Pacific Leach's cranch squid
Leachia pacifica
Deepsea squid
Bathothauma lyromma
Pfeffer's cranch squid
Helicocranchia pfefferi
Leachia rynchophora

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).
40 open-data records from 1931 to 2003.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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