Sthenoteuthis

Sthenoteuthis is a genus of small squids, with two species, part of the subfamily Ommastrephinae within the family Ommastrephidae, the "flying squids". They are the dominant species of flying squid in the world's tropical and subtropical seas and they are commonly seen at the ocean's surface during the night. Their size ranges from mantle lengths of 100–600 mm (3.9–23.6 in).^[2]

Sthenoteuthis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Oegopsida
Family:	Ommastrephidae
Subfamily:	Ommastrephinae
Genus:	Sthenoteuthis Verill, 1880[1]
Type species
Architeuthis megaptera Verrill, 1878

Species

There are two species in the genus Sthenoteuthis:^[1]

• Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis (Purpleback flying squid) (Lesson, 1830)
• Sthenoteuthis pteropus (Orangeback flying squid) (Steenstrup, 1855)