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Squid & octopus

Roper Inshore Squid

Doryteuthis roperi (Cohen, 1976)

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Names

EnglishRoper Inshore Squid
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese柔氏矛枪鱿
Scientific nameDoryteuthis roperi (Cohen, 1976)

About this species

Doryteuthis roperi, commonly known as the roper inshore squid, is a small-sized species of squid in the Loliginidae family. It has a maximum mantle length of 72 mm (2.8 in). It is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean; the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, at a depth of between 45 and 304 m (148 and 997 ft).

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassCephalopoda
OrderMyopsida
FamilyLoliginidae
GenusDoryteuthis

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