Name

Loligo

squid

Framing

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Cephalopoda

Subclass: Coleoidea

Order: Myopsida

Genus: Loligo

Habitat

Aquatic, marine. Pelagic, nektonic

Feeding

Feed on solid things, macrophagous feeder, carnivorous

Distribution

Global, present, depending on species, from near the surface to 600 metres depth

Conservation status

Abundant species, almost all of them of fishery interest

Additional information

Tubular body with 8 arms and 2 tentacles, with rhomboidal fins in the posterior half