Illex

Illex
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Illex coindetii
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Illex illecebrosus
Scientific classification
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
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]

References

  1. Philippe Bouchet (2011). "Illicinae". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  2. Philippe Bouchet & Serge Gofas (2012). "Illex". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  • Media related to Illex at Wikimedia Commons


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