Humboldt squid: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Humboldt squid Dosidicus gigas Data deficient

Where the Humboldt squid lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 70 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See octopuses, squid & cuttlefish on the world map

Humboldt squid: Dosidicus gigas — Photo: Image courtesy of NOAA/MBARI 2006, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name	Dosidicus gigas
Group	Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Africa, North America
Class	Cephalopod
Order	Oegopsida
Family	Ommastrephidae

Where does the Humboldt squid live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Humboldt squid in 4 countries and territories across Africa and North America.

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 Humboldt squid endangered?

The Humboldt squid’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Humboldt squid?

The Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) is a cephalopod in the order Oegopsida and the family Ommastrephidae, genus Dosidicus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Humboldt squid

The Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas), also known as the red devil, jumbo squid, or jumbo flying squid, is a large, predatory squid living in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is the only known species of the genus Dosidicus of the subfamily Ommastrephinae, family Ommastrephidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Humboldt squid (revision 1364603942), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q925444 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).