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The European squid or common squid (Loligo vulgaris) is a large squid belonging to the family Loliginidae. It occurs abundantly in coastal waters from the North Sea to at least the west coast of Africa. This species lives from sea level to depths of 500 m (1,600 ft). Its mantle is up to 40 cm (16 in) long. The species is extensively exploited ...
Loligo reynaudii, commonly known as the Cape Hope squid, is a 20–30 cm (7.9–11.8 in) long squid belonging to the family Loliginidae. In South Africa it is known as either calamari or chokka. It was previously treated as a subspecies of Loligo vulgaris, the European squid. [3]
Loligo is a genus of squid and one of the most representative and widely distributed groups of myopsid squid. The genus was first described by Jean Baptiste Lamarck in 1798. However, the name had been used earlier than Lamarck ( Schneider , 1784; Linnaeus , 1758 ) and might even have been used by Pliny .
The squid lives at depths of 10 to 500 metres (33 to 1,640 ft). It attains sexual maturity at about one year old and lives 1 to 2 years, with a maximum life span of about 3 years. It generally breeds only once. The male delivers sperm into the mantle of the female using structures on a specialized tentacle.
Colours of European common squid. Alloteuthis subulata has a long, narrow mantle with a long tail which is pointed in adult females and even longer and rather spike-like in adult males. The fins are rhomboid-shaped, with pointed sides, and their rear ends are concave and extend along the tail. The short tentacles are delicate, with small ...
Alloteuthis is a genus of squids from the pencil squid family Loliginidae which has been considered a subgenus of the genus Loligo but both molecular analyses and morphological-anatomical analyses support the separation of these two taxa. [2]
Uroteuthis singhalensis is a species of squid characterized by its long, slender body shape. The mantle (main body) is cylindrical, tapering to a sharp point at the rear, and is about 4–7 times as long as it is wide in mature individuals.
Loligo reynaudii, Cape Hope squid or chokka; Loligo vulgaris, European squid; Genus Loliolus. Subgenus Loliolus. Loliolus affinis; Loliolus hardwickei; Subgenus Nipponololigo. Loliolus beka, Beka squid; Loliolus japonica, Japanese squid; Loliolus sumatrensis, Kobi squid; Loliolus uyii, little squid; Genus Lolliguncula. Subgenus Loliolopsis ...