European flying squid: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the European flying squid lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Todarodes sagittatus
Group	Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Cephalopod
Order	Oegopsida
Family	Ommastrephidae

Where does the European flying squid live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the European flying squid in 10 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the European flying squid endangered?

The European flying squid’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the European flying squid?

The European flying squid (Todarodes sagittatus) is a cephalopod in the order Oegopsida and the family Ommastrephidae, genus Todarodes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the European flying squid

The European flying squid (Todarodes sagittatus) is a species of squid from the continental slope and oceanic waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is the type species of the genus Todarodes, the type genus of the subfamily Todarodinae of the pelagic squid family Ommastrephidae. It is a species which is targeted by some fisheries, although it is more often a bycatch.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article European flying squid (revision 1346042239), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1151502 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).