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Little squid

Alloteuthis subulata (Lamarck, 1798)

Status not recordedoctopus and squid

The little squid (Alloteuthis subulata) is a species in the family Loliginidae, order Myopsida.

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Quick facts about the little squid

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the little squid live?

Not recorded

Is the little squid endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the little squid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classCephalopoda
  4. orderMyopsida
  5. familyLoliginidae
  6. genusAlloteuthis
  7. SpeciesAlloteuthis subulata (Lamarck, 1798)

Synonyms Alloteuthis subulatus, Loligo parva, Loligo spiralis, Loligo subulata, Sepia subulata, Sepiola subalata

Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • European common squidEnglish
  • CalamatxíCatalan
  • Oliheň evropskáCzech
  • DværgblæksprutteDanish
  • KalmarGerman
  • Calamarín menorSpanish
  • casseron communFrench
  • Lignja šilicaCroatian
  • Calamaretto europeoItalian
  • ホソトガリイカJapanese
  • DwerpijlinktvisDutch
  • Аллотевтис европейскийRussian
  • kalmar šidlovýSlovak
  • SpetskalamarSwedish
  • gepfriemter ZwergkalmarGerman
  • Encornet loliginidéFrench
  • Atlantische dwergpijlinktvisDutch
  • Dwerg-pijlinktvisDutch
  • dwergpijlinktvisDutch
  • kleine pijlinktvisDutch
  • spetskalmarSwedish

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Relatives of the little squid

Other species in the same genus Alloteuthis.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the little squid?

The little squid (Alloteuthis subulata) belongs to the family Loliginidae in the order Myopsida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Little squid (Alloteuthis subulata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/alloteuthis-subulata

MLA

“Little squid (Alloteuthis subulata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/alloteuthis-subulata.

BibTeX
@misc{alloteuthis_subulata_2026,
  title = {Little squid (Alloteuthis subulata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/alloteuthis-subulata},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}