Long finned squid
Loligo forbesii.
Image width ca 60 cm.
Image: David Nicholson / Marine Biological Association of the UK
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Loligo forbesii Long finned squid |
Loligo forbesii. Image width ca 60 cm. Image: David Nicholson / Marine Biological Association of the UK |
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Phylum | Mollusca |
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Class | Cephalopoda |
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Habitat Information |
| Found over sandy and muddy bottoms. |
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Species description |
| A long, slender squid with the fins forming an elongate diamond-shape in dorsal view, comprising two-thirds total body length. The tentacle club has median suckers only slightly larger than those on edges. The colour varies but pink, red and brown predominate. The shell has been reduced to a thin, internal horny pen. |
| PMF archive information |
| Unavailable |
| Species name is listed in the PMF at the following locations: |
| >Tamar Estuary |