European common squid

Order Myopsida

Family Loliginidae

Cephalopod marine mollusc with a long, narrow mantle ending in a beak, very long in adults, especially in males. Head wider than the mantle. Short tentacles, folded back as soon as they reach the fins. Narrow tentacular mace. Inner dorsal shell not calcified, very narrow and transparent. Colouring whitish with pinkish dotted spots. Up to 20 cn mantle length.

Characteristics

FAO code
OUL

Specie
Alloteuthis subulata

Type
Molluscs

FAO Fishing Areas

Área:34:Atlantic
Área:37:Mediterranean and Black Sea.
Área27:Atlantic
Eastern Central.
Northeast.

Fishing seasons

jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec

International denominations

Portugal Lula-bicuda

Fishing arts

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