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Calamari

Loligo reynaudii A. d'Orbigny, 1841

Status not recordedoctopus and squid

The calamari (Loligo reynaudii) is a species in the family Loliginidae, order Myopsida.

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Quick facts about the calamari

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 calamari live?

Not recorded

Is the calamari 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 calamari classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classCephalopoda
  4. orderMyopsida
  5. familyLoliginidae
  6. genusLoligo
  7. SpeciesLoligo reynaudii A. d'Orbigny, 1841

Synonyms Loligo vulgaris reynaudii

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Cape Hope squidEnglish
  • Chokka squidEnglish
  • Chokker squidEnglish
  • ChokkaAfrikaans
  • Calamar sud-africàCatalan
  • Kap-KalmarGerman
  • Calamar del CaboSpanish
  • calmar du CapFrench
  • Calamaro del CapoItalian
  • アフリカヤリイカJapanese
  • Kaapse pijlinktvisDutch
  • kalmar szelfowyPolish
  • Lula-do-caboPortuguese
  • Calamaro del SudafricaItalian
  • Calamaro sudafricanoItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the calamari

Other species in the same genus Loligo.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the calamari?

The calamari (Loligo reynaudii) 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). Calamari (Loligo reynaudii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/calamari

MLA

“Calamari (Loligo reynaudii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/calamari.

BibTeX
@misc{calamari_2026,
  title = {Calamari (Loligo reynaudii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/calamari},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}