Species Identification

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Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Myopsida
Family: Loliginidae inshore squids

Genus: Loligo

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Loligo forbesii
[Veined squid]

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Loligo pickfordi
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Loligo reynaudii
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Loligo vietnamensis
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Loligo vulgaris
[European squid]

Scientific Name Loligo forbesii Loligo pickfordi Loligo reynaudii Loligo vietnamensis Loligo vulgaris	English Name European squid Veined squid	Distribution Eastern Atlantic, the Med Eastern Atlantic and the Indonesia. Southeast Atlantic Western Pacific.	Max. Length 64 ML 93.7 ML	Year 1798 1841 1856 1954 1994

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