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Family: Loliginidae inshore squids



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FAO

Indo-West Pacific

Aestuariolus noctiluca(Lu, Roper & Tait, 1985)

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Aestuariolus noctiluca
[Luminous Bay squid]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm ML
 
Afrololigo mercatoris
[Guinean thumbstall]
No picture found

Max. Length 22.3 cm TL
 
Alloteuthis africana
[African squid]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.2 cm ML
 
Alloteuthis media
[Midsize squid]

FAO

Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 21.5 cm ML
Alloteuthis subulata(Lamarck, 1798)

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Alloteuthis subulata
[European common squid]

FAO

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 28 cm ML
Doryteuthis gahi(D'Orbigny, 1835)

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Doryteuthis gahi
[Patagonian squid]
No picture found

Max. Length 13 cm ML
 
Doryteuthis ocula
[Bigeye inshore squid]

FAO

Eastern Pacific. Tropica
Max. Length 19.2 cm ML
Doryteuthis opalescens(Berry, 1911)

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Doryteuthis opalescens
[Opalescent inshore squid]

FAO

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 50 cm ML
Doryteuthis pealeii(Lesueur, 1821)

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Doryteuthis pealeii
[Longfin inshore squid]

Elliff, Carla Isobel

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm ML
Doryteuthis pleii(Blainville, 1823)

Photo by Elliff, Carla Isobel
 
Doryteuthis pleii
[Slender inshore squid]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.2 cm ML
 
Doryteuthis roperi
[Island inshore squid]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm ML
 
Doryteuthis sanpaulensis
[Sao Paulo squid]
No picture found

Max. Length 12 cm ML
 
Doryteuthis surinamensis
[Surinam squid]
No picture found

Max. Length 40 cm ML
 
Heterololigo bleekeri
[Spear squid]

FAO

Eastern Atlantic, the Med
Max. Length 93.7 cm ML
Loligo forbesiiSteenstrup, 1856

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Loligo forbesii
[Veined squid]
No picture found
 
Loligo pickfordi
[]
No picture found
 
Loligo reynaudii
[]
No picture found
 
Loligo vietnamensis
[]

Coudre, Christian

Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 64 cm ML
Loligo vulgarisLamarck, 1798

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Loligo vulgaris
[European squid]
No picture found
 
Loliolus affinis
[Steenstrup's bay squid]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm ML
 
Loliolus beka
[Beka squid]
No picture found
 
Loliolus hardwickei
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 12 cm ML
Loliolus japonica(Hoyle, 1885)

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Loliolus japonica
[Japanese squid]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm ML
 
Loliolus sumatrensis
[Kobi squid]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm ML
 
Loliolus uyii
[Little squid]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.6 cm ML
 
Lolliguncula argus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12 cm ML
 
Lolliguncula brevis
[Western Atlantic brief squid]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.5 cm ML
 
Lolliguncula diomedeae
[Dart squid]
No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm ML
 
Lolliguncula panamensis
[Panama brief squid]
No picture found
 
Pickfordiateuthis bayeri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
 
Pickfordiateuthis pulchella
[Grass squid]
No picture found
 
Pickfordiateuthis vossi
[]

Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 39.4 cm ML
Sepioteuthis australisQuoy & Gaimard, 1832

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Sepioteuthis australis
[Southern reef squid]

Rusconi, Gianemilio

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 40.1 cm ML
Sepioteuthis lessonianaFérussac, 1831

Photo by Rusconi, Gianemilio
 
Sepioteuthis lessoniana
[Bigfin reef squid]
No picture found
 
Sepioteuthis loliginiformis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm ML
 
Sepioteuthis sepioidea
[Caribbean reef squid]
No picture found
 
Uroteuthis abulati
[]
No picture found
 
Uroteuthis arabica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm ML
 
Uroteuthis bartschi
[Bartsch's squid]
No picture found
 
Uroteuthis bengalensis
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 31.5 cm ML
Uroteuthis chinensis(Gray, 1849)

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Uroteuthis chinensis
[Mitre squid]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm ML
Uroteuthis duvaucelii(D'Orbigny, 1835)

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Uroteuthis duvaucelii
[Indian squid]

FAO

Indo-Pacific. Tropical t
Max. Length 50 cm ML
Uroteuthis edulis(Hoyle, 1885)

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Uroteuthis edulis
[Swordtip squid]
No picture found
 
Uroteuthis machelae
[]
No picture found
 
Uroteuthis pickfordae
[]
No picture found
 
Uroteuthis reesi
[]
No picture found
 
Uroteuthis robsoni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 23.8 cm ML
 
Uroteuthis sibogae
[Siboga squid]
No picture found

Max. Length 50 cm ML
 
Uroteuthis singhalensis
[Long barrel squid]
No picture found
 
Uroteuthis vossi
[]


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