| Family: |
Loliginidae (inshore squids) |
| Max. size: |
93.7 cm ML (male/unsexed); 41 cm ML (female) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 68 - 431 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Western Indian Ocean: 20°N to 60°N, west African coast south to the Canary Islands and the Red Sea except Baltic Sea. Subtropical to polar waters. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Maximum size for males is 93.7 cm, mantle length (Ref. 104052). Caught with very small boats, using jigs in daytime at depths of 80 to 100 m (Ref. 2760). Occurs in tropical and subtropical climates (Ref. 275). Found In inshore waters over rocky ground at the start of the season and on sandy or muddy bottom later in the season (Ref. 106900). Feeds on small, juvenile fishes, other cephalopods, crustaceans, polychaetes (Ref. 275). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 13 July 2015 Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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