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Illex illecebrosus
Northern shortfin squid - Encornet rouge nordique

Illex illecebrosus
Characteristics:
• fins about 1/3 mantle length
• mantle wider in the middle than at the head end
• enters the Gulf in summer
May be mistaken for: Gonatus sp. - Loligo sp.
Illex illecebrosus
Family:
Ommastrephidae
Type of measure:
Mantle mm
Maximum size:
310 mm
specimen identified  specimen identified
territory covered  territory covered    territory not covered  territory not covered

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