Purpleback flying squid
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| phylum | Mollusca | Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis, also known as the purpleback flying squid or purpleback squid, is a species of cephalopod in the family Ommastrephidae. It is native to tropical parts of the Pacific and Indian Oceans where it is found to depths of about 1,000 m (3,281 ft).
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| class | Cephalopoda | |
| order | Oegopsida | |
| family | Ommastrephidae | |
| genus | Sthenoteuthis | |
| species | S. oualaniensis |
