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Arrow squid

Doryteuthis pleii (Blainville, 1823)

Status not recordedoctopus and squid

The arrow squid (Doryteuthis pleii) is a species in the family Loliginidae, order Myopsida.

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Quick facts about the arrow 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 arrow squid live?

Not recorded

Is the arrow 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 arrow squid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classCephalopoda
  4. orderMyopsida
  5. familyLoliginidae
  6. genusDoryteuthis
  7. SpeciesDoryteuthis pleii (Blainville, 1823)

Synonyms Doryteuthis plei, Doryteuthis pleii, Loligo plei, Loligo pleii

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Slender inshore squidEnglish
  • حبارة نَبلةArabic
  • oliheň hladinnáCzech
  • LangflossenkalmarGerman
  • Calamar flechaSpanish
  • Calmar flècheFrench
  • Calamaro frecciaItalian
  • アメリカヤリイカJapanese
  • Lula-costeira-brilhantePortuguese
  • Стрелохвостый лолигоRussian
  • Kaliformischer tintenfischGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the arrow squid

Other species in the same genus Doryteuthis.

Bone squid

Doryteuthis pealeii

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the arrow squid?

The arrow squid (Doryteuthis pleii) belongs to the family Loliginidae in the order Myopsida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Arrow squid (Doryteuthis pleii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/arrow-squid

MLA

“Arrow squid (Doryteuthis pleii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/arrow-squid.

BibTeX
@misc{arrow_squid_2026,
  title = {Arrow squid (Doryteuthis pleii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/arrow-squid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}