Todaropsis

Todaropsis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Ommastrephidae
Subfamily: Todaropsinae
Nigmatullin, 2000
Genus: Todaropsis
Girard, 1890
Species:
T. eblanae
Binomial name
Todaropsis eblanae
(Ball, 1841)
Synonyms
  • Loligo eblanae Ball, 1841
  • Todaropsis veranyi Girard, 1889
  • Ommastrephes veranyi (Girard, 1889)

Todaropsis is a species of short finned squid in the family Ommastrephidae. It is the only genus in the monotypic subfamily Todaropsinae. The genus Todaropsis is also monotypic, containing the single species Todaropsis eblanae, also known as the lesser flying squid.