Ommastrephinae
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| Ommastrephinae Temporal range: | |
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| A Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) that washed up on a Santa Barbara shoreline | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Ommastrephidae |
| Subfamily: | Ommastrephinae Posselt, 1891[2] |
| Type genus | |
| Ommastrephes d'Orbigny, 1834 | |
Ommastrephinae is a subfamily of squids under the family Ommastrephidae.
Ommastrephinae includes the largest species of squids belonging to the family Ommastrephidae, Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) which can grow to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in mantle length (ML).[3] It also contains the smallest squid species belonging to the family, the glass squid (Hyaloteuthis pelagica) which has a mantle length of only up to 9 cm (3.5 in).[4] Ommastrephinae are mostly pelagic members of the family Ommastrephidae. Some species of the subfamily (notably Sthenoteuthis and Ommastrephes) are known for their behavior of leaping out of the water (hence the common name 'flying squid').[5]