Illex argentinus
| Argentine shortfin squid | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Mollusca | 
| Class: | Cephalopoda | 
| Order: | Teuthida | 
| Family: | Ommastrephidae | 
| Genus: | Illex | 
| Species: | I. argentinus | 
| Binomial name | |
|  Illex argentinus (Castellanos, 1960)  | |
| Synonyms | |
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Illex argentinus, commonly known as the Argentine shortfin squid,[1] is a species of squid in the family Ommastrephidae.
It is one of the most commercially fished species of squid, with 511,087 tons harvested in 2002, or 23.3% of the entire squid harvest.[2]
References
- ↑ Illex argentinus. Seafood Portal.
 - ↑ Rodhouse, Paul G (2005). "Review of the state of world marine fishery resources: Fisheries technical paper". World squid resources (FAO) (447). ISBN 92-5-105267-0.
 
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