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Species catalogue
African squid
Order
Cephalopoda
Family
Loliginidae
Marine cephalopod mollusc with mantle extremely long and narrow. Tail (fins and posterior mantle projection) extremely long and spike-like. Fins oval in outline; posterior border of fins concave;arms very short. Diameters of club suckers of median 2 rows 3 times greater than lateral ones. Left ventral arm (IV) hectocotylized by modification of distal 2/5 of length; 8 to 11 pairs of normal suckers proximally followed by longitudinal rows of more or less elongate papilla that gradually decrease in size distally. Maximum mantle length 19 cm.
Characteristics
FAO code
OUK
OUK
Specie
Alloteuthis africana
Alloteuthis africana
Type
Molluscs
Molluscs
FAO Fishing Areas
- Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 47: the Southeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Fishing seasons
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International denominations
China
非洲异枪乌贼
Portugal
Lula
United Kingdom
African squid
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