Gould's flying squid

About this species

Nototodarus gouldi, also known as the Gould's squid, Gould's flying squid, or arrow squid, is a squid belonging to the family Ommastrephidae. Inhabiting the tropical and temperate waters of Australia and New Zealand, they comprise an important fishery.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 20 records
February: 85 records
March: 129 records
April: 42 records
May: 43 records
June: 116 records
July: 86 records
August: 8 records
September: 19 records
October: 14 records
November: 16 records
December: 37 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 40–300 m · Deepest record: 2,166 m

0–10 m: 1 records
10–20 m: 4 records
20–30 m: 5 records
30–40 m: 27 records
40–50 m: 166 records
50–60 m: 70 records
60–70 m: 39 records
70–80 m: 20 records
80–90 m: 4 records
90–100 m: 3 records
100–110 m: 2 records
110+ m: 106 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 12–28 °C

10–12 °C: 1 records
12–14 °C: 10 records
14–16 °C: 51 records
16–18 °C: 52 records
18–20 °C: 16 records
20–22 °C: 13 records
22–24 °C: 4 records
24–26 °C: 7 records
26–28 °C: 248 records

Photos

(c) Lek Khauv, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Lek Khauv · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Grady Duffy, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lek Khauv, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Arnim Littek, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lek Khauv, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Gould's flying squid

Names in 3 more languages

German: Goulds Flugkalmar
French: encornet éventail
Japanese: オーストラリアスルメイカ

Other scientific names: Ommastrephes gouldi

Similar species

New Zealand arrow squid
Nototodarus sloanii
Hawaiian flying squid
Nototodarus hawaiiensis
Akaika
Ommastrephes bartramii
Purpleback flying squid
Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis
Luminous flying squid
Eucleoteuthis luminosa
Glass squid
Hyaloteuthis pelagica

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).
788 open-data records from 1890 to 2017.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.