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Brief squid

Lolliguncula brevis (Blainville, 1823)

Status not recordedoctopus and squid

The brief squid (Lolliguncula brevis) is a species in the family Loliginidae, order Myopsida.

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Quick facts about the brief 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 brief squid live?

Not recorded

Is the brief 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 brief squid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classCephalopoda
  4. orderMyopsida
  5. familyLoliginidae
  6. genusLolliguncula
  7. SpeciesLolliguncula brevis (Blainville, 1823)

Synonyms Loligo brevipinna, Loligo brevis, Loligo hemiptera, Loliguncula brevis, Lolliguncula brevis

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Atlantic brief squidEnglish
  • Brief thumbstall squidEnglish
  • Inshore squidEnglish
  • Short-bodied squidEnglish
  • Small squidEnglish
  • Thumbstall squidEnglish
  • Western Atlantic brief squidEnglish
  • Kurz-KalmarGerman
  • Calamaro corto atlanticoItalian
  • フクロジンドウイカJapanese
  • Lula-costeira-americanaPortuguese
  • Обыкновенный короткий лолигоRussian
  • Gedrungener KalmarGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the brief squid

Other species in the same genus Lolliguncula.

Dart squid

Lolliguncula diomedeae

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the brief squid?

The brief squid (Lolliguncula brevis) belongs to the family Loliginidae in the order Myopsida.

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). Brief squid (Lolliguncula brevis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/brief-squid

MLA

“Brief squid (Lolliguncula brevis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/brief-squid.

BibTeX
@misc{brief_squid_2026,
  title = {Brief squid (Lolliguncula brevis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brief-squid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}