Species of cephalopod known as the Argentine shortfin squid
Argentine shortfin squid
Illex argentinus dissected in the National Museum of Natural History of Uruguay.
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Oegopsida
Family:
Ommastrephidae
Genus:
Illex
Species:
I. argentinus
Binomial name
Illex argentinus
(Castellanos, 1960)[2]
Synonyms
Ommastrephes argentinus Castellanos, 1960
Illex argentinus, commonly known as the Argentine shortfin squid, is a species of squid in the family Ommastrephidae from the south western Atlantic Ocean.
It is one of the most commercially fished species of squid, with 511,087 tons harvested in 2002, or 23.3% of the entire squid harvest.[3]
Illex argentines is most prevalent along the coasts of South America, in Brazil and Argentina. They are some of the most sought after squid species, as some of the largest fisheries in the world are along these coasts, capturing millions of pounds of these shortfin squid a year.[1] Although they are relatively small species, they tend to form dense communities, making them easy to be caught by fisheries by the ton.[4]
^ abBarratt, I. & Allcock, L. (2014). "Illex argentinus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163246A989453. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163246A989453.en. Downloaded on 10 March 2018.
^Julian Finn (2016). "Illex argentinus (Castellanos, 1960)". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
^Rodhouse, Paul G (2005). "Review of the state of world marine fishery resources: Fisheries technical paper". World Squid Resources (447). FAO. ISBN 92-5-105267-0.
^Chiu, Tsan-Yu; Chiu, Tai-Sheng; Chen, Chih-Shin (September 2017). "Movement patterns determine the availability of Argentine shortfin squid Illex argentinus to fisheries". Fisheries Research. 193 (1): 71–80. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2017.03.023 – via ResearchGate.
Illexargentinus, commonly known as the Argentine shortfin squid, is a species of squid in the family Ommastrephidae from the south western Atlantic Ocean...
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is a bycatch of fishing boats targeting shrimp and Argentine squid (Illexargentinus), which has contributed to significant population declines among G...
the world. There are special squid jigging vessels which can fish Illexargentinus squid. Trawlers are used for fishing Doryteuthis (gahi squid) are under...
able to dart rapidly backwards to escape predators. Cephalopods such as Illex illecebrosus are able to swim continuously. During daytime, mesopelagic...
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