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Family: Loliginidae inshore squids (See list of species below)

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41 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

Aestuariolus noctiluca [Luminous Bay squid]	No picture found Afrololigo mercatoris [Guinean thumbstall]	No picture found Alloteuthis africana [African squid]
No picture found Alloteuthis media [Midsize squid]	Alloteuthis subulata [European common squid]	Doryteuthis gahi [Patagonian squid]
No picture found Doryteuthis ocula [Bigeye inshore squid]	Doryteuthis opalescens [Opalescent inshore squid]	Doryteuthis pealeii [Longfin inshore squid]
Doryteuthis pleii [Slender inshore squid]	No picture found Doryteuthis roperi [Island inshore squid]	No picture found Doryteuthis sanpaulensis [Sao Paulo squid]
No picture found Doryteuthis surinamensis [Surinam squid]	No picture found Heterololigo bleekeri [Spear squid]	Loligo forbesii [Veined squid]
Loligo vulgaris [European squid]	No picture found Loliolus affinis [Steenstrup's bay squid]	No picture found Loliolus beka [Beka squid]
No picture found Loliolus hardwickei []	Loliolus japonica [Japanese squid]	No picture found Loliolus sumatrensis [Kobi squid]
No picture found Loliolus uyii [Little squid]	No picture found Lolliguncula argus []	No picture found Lolliguncula brevis [Western Atlantic brief squid]
No picture found Lolliguncula diomedeae [Dart squid]	No picture found Lolliguncula panamensis [Panama brief squid]	No picture found Pickfordiateuthis bayeri []
No picture found Pickfordiateuthis pulchella [Grass squid]	No picture found Pickfordiateuthis vossi []	Sepioteuthis australis [Southern reef squid]
Sepioteuthis lessoniana [Bigfin reef squid]	No picture found Sepioteuthis loliginiformis []	No picture found Sepioteuthis sepioidea [Caribbean reef squid]
No picture found Uroteuthis abulati []	No picture found Uroteuthis arabica []	No picture found Uroteuthis bartschi [Bartsch's squid]
Uroteuthis chinensis [Mitre squid]	Uroteuthis duvaucelii [Indian squid]	Uroteuthis edulis [Swordtip squid]
No picture found Uroteuthis sibogae [Siboga squid]	No picture found Uroteuthis singhalensis [Long barrel squid]

41 Species of Family Loliginidae
(inshore squids)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Aestuariolus noctiluca	Luminous Bay squid	Indo-West Pacific
Afrololigo mercatoris	Guinean thumbstall	Eastern Atlantic	5 ML
Alloteuthis africana	African squid	Eastern Atlantic	22.3 TL
Alloteuthis media	Midsize squid	Eastern Atlantic and the	13.2 ML
Alloteuthis subulata	European common squid	Eastern Atlantic and the	21.5 ML
Doryteuthis gahi	Patagonian squid	Southeast Pacific and Sou	28 ML
Doryteuthis ocula	Bigeye inshore squid	Northwest Atlantic (Ref.	13 ML
Doryteuthis opalescens	Opalescent inshore squid	Eastern Pacific. Tropica	19.2 ML
Doryteuthis pealeii	Longfin inshore squid	Western Atlantic.	50 ML
Doryteuthis pleii	Slender inshore squid	Western Atlantic	35 ML
Doryteuthis roperi	Island inshore squid	Western Atlantic.	7.2 ML
Doryteuthis sanpaulensis	Sao Paulo squid	Western Atlantic.	20 ML
Doryteuthis surinamensis	Surinam squid	Western Central Atlantic.	12 ML
Heterololigo bleekeri	Spear squid	Northwest Pacific.	40 ML
Loligo forbesii	Veined squid	Eastern Atlantic, the Med	93.7 ML
Loligo vulgaris	European squid	Eastern Atlantic and the	64 ML
Loliolus affinis	Steenstrup's bay squid	Indo-West Pacific.
Loliolus beka	Beka squid	Indo-West Pacific	7 ML
Loliolus hardwickei		Indo-West Pacific
Loliolus japonica	Japanese squid	Indo-West Pacific.	12 ML
Loliolus sumatrensis	Kobi squid	Indo-West Pacific	10 ML
Loliolus uyii	Little squid	Indo-West Pacific.	10 ML
Lolliguncula argus		Eastern Pacific	4.57 ML
Lolliguncula brevis	Western Atlantic brief squid	Atlantic Ocean.	12 ML
Lolliguncula diomedeae	Dart squid	Eastern Pacific.	11.5 ML
Lolliguncula panamensis	Panama brief squid	Eastern Pacific.	11 ML
Pickfordiateuthis bayeri		Western Atlantic.
Pickfordiateuthis pulchella	Grass squid	Western Atlantic.	8.5 TL
Pickfordiateuthis vossi		Eastern Central Pacific.
Sepioteuthis australis	Southern reef squid	Indo-West Pacific.	38 ML
Sepioteuthis lessoniana	Bigfin reef squid	Indo-Pacific	40.1 ML
Sepioteuthis loliginiformis		Western Indian Ocean.
Sepioteuthis sepioidea	Caribbean reef squid	Western Atlantic	20 ML
Uroteuthis abulati		Western Indian Ocean.
Uroteuthis arabica		Western Indian Ocean.
Uroteuthis bartschi	Bartsch's squid	Indo-Pacific.	20 ML
Uroteuthis chinensis	Mitre squid	Indo-West Pacific.	31.5 ML
Uroteuthis duvaucelii	Indian squid	Indo-West Pacific	40 ML
Uroteuthis edulis	Swordtip squid	Indo-Pacific. Tropical t	50 ML
Uroteuthis sibogae	Siboga squid	Indo-West Pacific.	16 ML
Uroteuthis singhalensis	Long barrel squid	Indo-West Pacific.	50 ML

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