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Northern Shortfin Squid
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I. illecebrosus
Binomial name
Illex illecebrosus
Lesueur, 1821
Synonyms
  • Loligo brongnartii
    Blainville, 1823
  • Loligo illecebrosus
    Lesueur, 1821
  • Loligo piscatorum
    LaPylaie, 1825

The Northern shortfin squid is a commercially-important species of squid from the family Ommastrephidae.[1] Also known as the "Sea Arrow" or "Flying Calamary," this highly migratory squid is found from the Labrador Sea through the Straits of Florida[2].[3]

References

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  1. ^ James B. Wood (1995). "Illex illecebrosus, Short-finned squid" (html). The Cephalopod Page. Dalhousie University and the University of Texas Medical Branch. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
  2. ^ Goode, G.B. 1884. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Section I: Natural history of useful aquatic animals. Govt. Print. Office, Washington, DC. Plates.
  3. ^ Cargnelli, L., Griesbach, S., and Zetlin, C. 1999. Northern Shortfin Squid, Illex illecebrosus, Life History and Habitat Characteristics. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NE-147.