Argentine Shortfin Squid

Argentine Shortfin Squid
Argentine Shortfin Squid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Teuthida
Family: Ommastrephidae
Genus: Illex
Species: I. argentinus
Binomial name
Illex argentinus
(Castellanos, 1960)
Synonyms
  • Ommastrephes argentinus
    Castellanos, 1960

Illex argentinus, commonly known as the Argentine Shortfin Squid,[1] is a species of squid in the family Ommastrephidae.

It is one of the most commercially fished species of squid, with 511,087 tons taken in 2002, or 23.3% of the entire squid harvest.[2]

References

  1. ^ Illex argentinus. Seafood Portal.
  2. ^ Rodhouse, Paul G (2005). "Review of the state of world marine fishery resources: Fisheries technical paper". World squid resources (FAO) (447). ISBN 95-5-105267-0. http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/y5852e/Y5852E08.htm#ch3.2. 
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