Southern shortfin squid Illex coindetii | |
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Dorsal and ventral view of an Illex coindetii immature female (left) and mature male (right) | |
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A preserved specimen of Illex coindetii | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Ommastrephidae |
Genus: | Illex |
Species: | I. coindetii
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Binomial name | |
Illex coindetii | |
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Illex coindetii, commonly known as the southern shortfin squid or broadtail shortfin squid, is a species of neritic squids in the family Ommastrephidae. They are found in the Mediterranean Sea and on both sides of the north Atlantic Ocean.
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