Illex
Genus of squids / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Ilex, the plant genus for hollies.
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
Quick Facts Illex, Scientific classification ...
Illex | |
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Illex coindetii | |
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 | |
Species | |
See text |
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