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Northern Shortfin Squid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Teuthida
Family:	Ommastrephidae
Genus:	Illex
Species:	I. illecebrosus
Binomial name
	Illex illecebrosus; Lesueur, 1821
Synonyms
	Loligo brongnartii; Blainville, 1823; Loligo illecebrosus; Lesueur, 1821; Loligo piscatorum; LaPylaie, 1825;

The Northern shortfin squid is a commercially-important species of squid from the family Ommastrephidae.^[1] Also known as the "Sea Arrow" or "Flying Calamary," this highly migratory squid is found from the Labrador Sea through the Straits of Florida^[2].^[3]

References[edit]

^ James B. Wood (1995). "Illex illecebrosus, Short-finned squid" (html). The Cephalopod Page. Dalhousie University and the University of Texas Medical Branch. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
^ Goode, G.B. 1884. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Section I: Natural history of useful aquatic animals. Govt. Print. Office, Washington, DC. Plates.
^ Cargnelli, L., Griesbach, S., and Zetlin, C. 1999. Northern Shortfin Squid, Illex illecebrosus, Life History and Habitat Characteristics. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NE-147.

[The_Cephalopod_Page-1] James B. Wood (1995). "Illex illecebrosus, Short-finned squid" (html). The Cephalopod Page. Dalhousie University and the University of Texas Medical Branch. Retrieved 2010-03-15.

[2] Goode, G.B. 1884. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Section I: Natural history of useful aquatic animals. Govt. Print. Office, Washington, DC. Plates.

[3] Cargnelli, L., Griesbach, S., and Zetlin, C. 1999. Northern Shortfin Squid, Illex illecebrosus, Life History and Habitat Characteristics. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NE-147.

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