Illex
Appearance
Illex | |
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Illex coindetii | |
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Illex illecebrosus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Ommastrephidae |
Subfamily: | Illicinae Posselt, 1890 [1] |
Genus: | Illex Steenstrup, 1880 |
Type species | |
Loligo illecebrosa Lesueur, 1821
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Species | |
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Illex, commonly known as shortfin squids, is a squid genus in the family Ommastrephidae and the only member of the subfamily Illicinae. It contains four species:[2]
- Illex argentinus, Argentine shortfin squid
- Illex coindetii, southern shortfin squid
- Illex illecebrosus, northern shortfin squid
- Illex oxygonius, sharptail shortfin squid
References
[edit]- ^ Philippe Bouchet (2011). "Illicinae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
- ^ Philippe Bouchet & Serge Gofas (2012). "Illex". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
External links
[edit]Media related to Illex at Wikimedia Commons