Sthenoteuthis

{{Short description|Genus of squids}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = The cephalopods of the north-eastern coast of America (14966690204).jpg

| taxon = Sthenoteuthis

| authority = Verill, 1880{{cite WoRMS |author= Julian Finn |year= 2016|title=Sthenoteuthis Verrlill, 1880 |id=138280 |access-date=11 March 2018|db=MolluscaBase}}

| type_species = Architeuthis megaptera

| type_species_authority = Verrill, 1878

}}

Sthenoteuthis is a genus of small squids, with two species, part of the subfamily Ommastrephinae within the family Ommastrephidae, the "flying squids". They are the dominant species of flying squid in the world's tropical and subtropical seas and they are commonly seen at the ocean's surface during the night. Their size ranges from mantle lengths of {{convert|100-600|mm|abbr=on}}.{{cite web | author1 = Young, Richard E. | author2 = Michael Vecchione | name-list-style = amp | year = 2015 | title = Sthenoteuthis Verrill 1880. Version 11 October 2015 (under construction) | url = http://tolweb.org/Sthenoteuthis/19946/2015.10.11 | publisher = The Tree of Life Web Project}}