Bonpland's squid
Grimalditeuthis bonplandii
- Usual depth392–3,008 m
- Water temperature8–21 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonRare
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: 0 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 392–3,008 m · Deepest record: 3,008 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 8–21 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bonpland's squid, Deep-sea angler squid, Grimaldi’s chiroteuthid squid, Grimaldi's Chiroteuthid Squid, Grimaldi's Whiplash Squid
Names in 5 more languages
- Spanish
- Quiroluria de Grimaldi
- French
- Chirocalmar de Grimaldi
- Japanese
- トックリイカ
- Thai
- ปลาหมึกสี่ครีบ
- Simplified Chinese
- Gé-Shì-Shuāng-Qí-Yóu, 葛氏雙鰭魷
Other scientific names: Doratopsis sagitta, Grimalditeuthis richardi, Loligopsis bonplandii
Similar species
- Calyсine long-armed squid
Chiroteuthis calyx
- Long-armed squid
Chiroteuthis mega
- Long-armed squid
Chiroteuthis veranii
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 61 open-data records from 1986 to 2024.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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