Gonatus

Gonatus is a genus of squid in the family Gonatidae, comprising twelve species, and therefore containing the most species in the family. Adult squid belonging to species in this genus are notable for their lack of tentacles.

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12 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Boreoatlantic Gonate Squid

speciesGonatus fabricii

Clawed Gonate Squid

speciesGonatus onyx

California Gonate Squid

speciesGonatus californiensis

Madokai Gonate Squid

speciesGonatus madokai

Berry's Gonate Squid

speciesGonatus berryi

Shortarm Gonate Squid

speciesGonatus kamtschaticus

Oregon Gonate Squid

speciesGonatus oregonensis

Fiery Gonate Squid

speciesGonatus pyros

Atlantic Gonate Squid

speciesGonatus steenstrupi

Brown Bear Gonate Squid

speciesGonatus ursabrunae

Antarctic Gonate Squid

speciesGonatus antarcticus

Shortarm Gonate Squid

speciesGonatus middendorffi

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 337529.