Loligo reynaudii
| Cape Hope squid | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Myopsida |
| Family: | Loliginidae |
| Genus: | Loligo |
| Species: | L. reynaudii |
| Binomial name | |
| Loligo reynaudii d'Orbigny, 1841 | |
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Loligo reynaudii, commonly known as the Cape Hope squid or chokka squid, is a 20–30 cm (7.9–11.8 in) long squid belonging to the family Loliginidae. In South Africa it is known as either calamari or chokka.
It was previously treated as a subspecies of Loligo vulgaris, the European squid.