Todarodes

Todarodes is a genus of flying squid from the subfamily Todarodinae, of which it is the type genus.^[1] The genus contains five species which are partially allopatric but between them their distributions encompass most of the world's oceans and seas. These squid have a funnel groove with foveola, a hectocotylised fourth arm and tentacular stalks which lack free trabeculae.^[2]

Todarodes
Todarodes filippovae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Oegopsida
Family:	Ommastrephidae
Subfamily:	Todarodinae
Genus:	Todarodes Steenstrup, 1880[1]
Type species
Loligo sagittata Lamarck, 1798

Species

The following species are members of Todarodes, with their vernacular names:^[1][3]

• Todarodes angolensis Adam, 1962 Angolan flying squid
• Todarodes filippovae Adam, 1975 Antarctic flying squid
• Todarodes pacificus (Steenstrup, 1880) Japanese flying squid
• Todarodes pusillus Dunning, 1988 little flying squid
• Todarodes sagittatus (Lamarck, 1798) European flying squid