Octopodoteuthis danae Joubin, 1931 Octopoteuthis danae is a little known species of small squid in the genus Octopoteuthis of the family Octopoteuthidae.

They belong to the pelagic squid order Oegopsida.

[1] It is distinguished from the other known similar Atlantic species, Octopoteuthis megaptera, by having a shorter tail which has two photophores.

[3] Its specific name honours James Dwight Dana (1813–1895) the American mineralogist and geologist who was a member of the U.S.

Exploring Expedition in the Pacific of 1838–42 under Charles Wilkes.