Bonnelli's jewel squid

Histioteuthis bonnellii

Cephalopods
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth75–1,434 m
Water temperature7–28 °C
Best monthsMay
How commonRare

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Photo credit: (c) Emőke Dénes, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

About this species

Histioteuthis bonnellii, the umbrella squid, is a species of cock-eyed squid belonging to the family Histioteuthidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Histioteuthis bonnellii”, 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: 4 records
February: 8 records
March: 7 records
April: 33 records
May: 80 records
June: 41 records
July: 9 records
August: 7 records
September: 14 records
October: 4 records
November: 9 records
December: 12 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 75–1,434 m · Deepest record: 4,276 m

0–10 m: 12 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 5 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 1 records
100–110 m: 4 records
110+ m: 163 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 7–28 °C

6–8 °C: 2 records
8–10 °C: 6 records
10–12 °C: 11 records
12–14 °C: 14 records
14–16 °C: 6 records
16–18 °C: 26 records
18–20 °C: 133 records
20–22 °C: 14 records
22–24 °C: 9 records
24–26 °C: 4 records
26–28 °C: 8 records
28–30 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

English: Bonnelli's jewel squid, Jewelled squid, Umbrella squid, jewelled squid, Ornate Cock-eyed Squid, Ornate Jewel Squid, umbrella squid

Names in 2 more languages

German: Segelkalmar
Japanese: モスソクラゲイカ

Other scientific names: Cranchia bonelliana, Cranchia bonnellii, Histioteuthis bonelliana, Histioteuthis collinsii, Histioteuthis ruppelli, Histioteuthis ruppellii, Lolidona euphrosina

Similar species

Jewel squid
Histioteuthis reversa
Histioteuthis atlantica
Histioteuthis eltaninae
Deep-webbed Cock-eyed Squid
Histioteuthis macrohista
Jewell squid
Histioteuthis meleagroteuthis
Common Cock-eyed Squid
Histioteuthis miranda

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).
277 open-data records from 1879 to 2024.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.

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