Valdivia Cranch Squid

Liocranchia valdiviae

Cephalopods
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth18–900 m
Water temperature17–29 °C
Best monthsMay, July, and August
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 3 records
February: 4 records
March: 0 records
April: 0 records
May: 11 records
June: 1 records
July: 10 records
August: 9 records
September: 6 records
October: 8 records
November: 5 records
December: 6 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 18–900 m · Deepest record: 1,750 m

10–20 m: 9 records
20–30 m: 9 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 4 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 2 records
90–100 m: 3 records
100–110 m: 5 records
110–120 m: 1 records
120+ m: 19 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 17–29 °C

16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 40 records
26–28 °C: 19 records
28–30 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

English: Valdivia Cranch Squid

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: ヒメホウズキイカ
Simplified Chinese: Wă-Ĕr-Dí-Wă-Făng-Chuí-Yóu, 瓦爾迪瓦紡錘魷

Similar species

Reinhardt's cranch squid
Liocranchia reinhardtii
Cockatoo squid
Cranchia scabra
Pacific Leach's cranch squid
Leachia pacifica
Colossal squid
Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
Deepsea squid
Bathothauma lyromma
Galiteuthis pacifica

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).
85 open-data records from 1906 to 1991.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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