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Species catalogue
Flying squid
Order
Cephalopoda
Family
Ommastrephidae
Marine cephalopod mollusc with elongated, conical and pointed body. Short fins. Very long tentacular club (suckers take up almost all their extension). Dark purple red color. It can measure up to 40 cm.
Characteristics
FAO code
SQE
SQE
Specie
Todarodes sagittatus
Todarodes sagittatus
Type
Molluscs
Molluscs
FAO Fishing Areas
- Area 18: the Arctic Ocean
- Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
- Area 47: the Southeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
International denominations
Germany
Pfeilkalmar
France
Toutenon
Italy
Totano
Portugal
Pota europeia
United Kingdom
Flying squid
Fishing areas
