Kingdom Animalia Order Teuthida Genus Illex Higher classification Illex | Phylum Mollusca Family Ommastrephidae Scientific name Illex argentinus Rank Species | |
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Similar Illex, Squid, Ommastrephidae, Cephalopod, Todarodes | ||
Illex argentinus, commonly known as the Argentine shortfin squid, 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.
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