Northern Shortfin Squid

Illex illecebrosus, commonly known as the northern shortfin squid, is a species of neritic squids in the family Ommastrephidae. Squids of the genus Illex account for 65% of the world's cephalopod captures. Illex is formed by four taxa distributed throughout the Atlantic Ocean (I. argentinus, I. coindetii, I. illecebrosus and I. oxygonius), whose identification and phylogenetic relationships based on morphological characters remain controversial. They are found in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, from off the coast of eastern North America to Greenland, Iceland, and west of Ireland and the United Kingdom. They are a highly migratory and short-lived species, with lifespans of less than a year.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Northern Shortfin Squid being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Dosidicus gigas
• Loligo vulgaris
• Lolliguncula brevis
• Sepioteuthis australis
• Alloteuthis subulata

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Cephalopoda

Order

Oegopsida

Family

Ommastrephidae

Genus

Illex

Species

Illex illecebrosus

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