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Uroteuthis duvaucelii
Uroteuthis duvaucelii (D'Orbigny, 1835)
Indian squid
Uroteuthis duvaucelii
photo by FAO

Family:  Loliginidae (inshore squids)
Max. size:  40 cm ML (male/unsexed); 23.5 cm ML (female); max.weight: 1,500.0 g; max. reported age: 3 years
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 3 - 170 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Arabian Sea, eastwards from Mozambique to South China Sea and the Philippine Sea, northward to Taiwan.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum size for female, 23.5 cm, mantle length from Ref. 116229. Minimum depth from Ref. 104457. Neritic, on shallow waters (Refs. 275, 128042). Feeds on fishes, crustaceans and squids (Refs. 275, 104236). Cannibalism is common (Ref. 275).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 01 July 2015 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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