Illex illecebrosus

Northern shortfin squid Illex illecebrosus
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Teuthida
Family:	Ommastrephidae
Subfamily:	Illicinae
Genus:	Illex
Species:	I. illecebrosus
Binomial name
Illex illecebrosus (Lesueur, 1821)
Synonyms[1]
Loligo illecebrosa Lesueur, 1821 Loligo piscatorum La Pylaie, 1825 Ommastrephes illecebrosus Verrill, 1880

Illex illecebrosus, commonly known as the northern shortfin squid or Boston squid, is a species of neritic squids in the family Ommastrephidae. They are found in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, from off the coast of eastern North America to Greenland, Iceland, and west of Ireland and the United Kingdom. They are a highly migratory and short-lived species, with lifespans of less than a year. They are commercially important and are fished extensively (primarily by the United States and Canada), mostly for the Canadian and Japanese markets.^[2][3]

References

1. G. Rosenberg (2011). "Illex illecebrosus (Lesueur, 1821)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
2. Lisa Hendrickson (December 2006). "Northern shortfin squid (Illex illecebrosus)". Status of Fishery Resources off the Northeastern US, NEFSC - Resource Evaluation and Assessment Division. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
3. "Illex illecebrosus (LeSueur, 1821)". Species Fact Sheets. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. December 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2012.