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Boreal squid

Illex illecebrosus (Lesueur, 1821)

Status not recordedoctopus and squid

The boreal squid (Illex illecebrosus) is a species in the family Ommastrephidae, order Oegopsida.

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Quick facts about the boreal 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 boreal squid live?

Not recorded

Is the boreal 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 boreal squid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classCephalopoda
  4. orderOegopsida
  5. familyOmmastrephidae
  6. genusIllex
  7. SpeciesIllex illecebrosus (Lesueur, 1821)

Synonyms Loligo brongnartii, Loligo illecebrosa, Loligo piscatorum, Ommastrephes illecebrosus

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Common shortfin squidEnglish
  • Northern shortfin squidEnglish
  • Northern squidEnglish
  • nördlicher KurzflossenkalmarGerman
  • encornet rouge nordiqueFrench
  • kortvinpijlinktvisDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the boreal squid

Other species in the same genus Illex.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the boreal squid?

The boreal squid (Illex illecebrosus) belongs to the family Ommastrephidae in the order Oegopsida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Boreal squid (Illex illecebrosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/boreal-squid

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BibTeX
@misc{boreal_squid_2026,
  title = {Boreal squid (Illex illecebrosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/boreal-squid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}