Biodiversity & Conservation

Broadtail shortfin squid - Illex coindetii

Illex coindetii

Image - Line drawing of Illex coindetii. Image width ca 25 cm.
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Illex coindetii recorded (dark blue bullet) and expected (light blue bullet) distribution in Britain and Ireland (see below)

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Taxonomy icon Taxonomy Taxon English term
Phylum Mollusca Snails, slugs, mussels, cockles, clams & squid
Class Cephalopoda Cuttlefish, nautilus, octopus & squid
Authority Verany, 1839
Recent synonyms None
Map icon Recorded Distribution in Britain and Ireland All British and Irish coasts.
Habitat information icon Habitat information Associated with muddy bottoms
Text page icon Description A moderately long and narrow squid up to 38 cm long, with a pointed tail and large robust head.
Identifying features
  • Mantle moderately long and narrow, tail pointed and moderately drawn out.
  • Fin angle broad, fin width greater than length.
  • Head large and robust, especially in males.
  • Tentacular club with 8 longitudinal rows of small suckers.
  • Arms very long.
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This review can be cited as follows:

Emily Wilson 2006. Illex coindetii. Broadtail shortfin squid. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 03/09/2010]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/speciesinformation.php?speciesID=3558>