Common squid
Line drawing of Loligo vulgaris.
Image width ca 45 cm.
Image: Roper et al. 1984.
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Loligo vulgaris Common squid |
Line drawing of Loligo vulgaris. Image width ca 45 cm. Image: Roper et al. 1984. |
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Phylum | Mollusca |
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Class | Cephalopoda |
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Habitat Information |
| Has no preference for a particular bottom type, the only requirement seems to be the presence of substrata for the attachment of egg strings during the spawning period. |
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Species description |
| Very similar to Loligo forbesii but distinguished immediately by the tentacle club, the median suckers of which are especially large, up to four times diameter of marginal suckers. A small shield-like part of the body projects slightly over the head. The internal shell is horny and pen-like. The colour varies and is often pink to white with purple brown mottling dorsally |
| PMF archive information |
| Unavailable |
| Species name is listed in the PMF at the following locations: |
| No information available. |