Illex
| Illex | |
|---|---|
| Illex coindetii | |
| Illex illecebrosus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Ommastrephidae |
| Subfamily: | Illicinae Posselt, 1890 |
| Genus: | Illex Steenstrup, 1880 |
| Type species | |
| Loligo illecebrosa Lesueur, 1821 | |
| Species | |
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Illex, commonly known as shortfin squids, is a genus of squid in the family Ommastrephidae and the only member of the subfamily Illicinae. It contains four species:
- Illex argentinus, Argentine shortfin squid
- Illex coindetii, southern shortfin squid
- Illex illecebrosus, northern shortfin squid
- Illex oxygonius, sharptail shortfin squid