E-Fauna BC: Electronic Atlas of the Wildlife of British Columbia

Ommastrephes bartrami (Le sueur, 1821)
Neon Flying Squid
Family: Omnastrephidae

Distribution of Ommastrephes bartrami in British Columbia

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Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Unlisted	Unlisted	Unlisted	Unlisted

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Additional Notes

Recommended Reading:

Cosgrove, James A. and Neil McDaniel. 2009. Super Suckers: The Giant Pacific Octopus and other Cephalopods of the Pacific Coast. Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park.

Synonyms and Alternate Names

Loligo bartramii Lesueur, 1821
Loligo pironneauii Souleyet, 1852
Loligo vitreus Rang, 1835 in Férussac and D'Orbigny, 1834-1848
Onychoteuthis brevimanus Gould, 1852
Stenoteuthis bartrami (Lesueur, 1821)
Sthenoteuthis bartramii (Lesueur, 1821)

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Genetic and lineage information (NCBI Taxonomy Browser)
MarineSpecies.org WoRMS taxon details

Additional Range and Status Information Links

Ocean Biogeographic Information System Distribution Map

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Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2021. E-Fauna BC: Electronic Atlas of the Fauna of British Columbia [efauna.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2025-04-23 6:07:29 PM]

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