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Dart squid

Lolliguncula diomedeae (Hoyle, 1904)

Status not recordedoctopus and squid

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

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Quick facts about the dart 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 dart squid live?

Not recorded

Is the dart 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 dart squid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classCephalopoda
  4. orderMyopsida
  5. familyLoliginidae
  6. genusLolliguncula
  7. SpeciesLolliguncula diomedeae (Hoyle, 1904)

Synonyms Loligo diomedeae, Loliolopsis chiroctes, Loliolopsis diomedeae, Lolliguncula diomedeae

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Calamaro corto di DiomedeItalian
  • パナマニセジンドウイカJapanese
  • Lula-dardoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dart squid

Other species in the same genus Lolliguncula.

Brief squid

Lolliguncula brevis

LoliginidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dart squid?

The dart squid (Lolliguncula diomedeae) belongs to the family Loliginidae in the order Myopsida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dart squid (Lolliguncula diomedeae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dart-squid

MLA

“Dart squid (Lolliguncula diomedeae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dart-squid.

BibTeX
@misc{dart_squid_2026,
  title = {Dart squid (Lolliguncula diomedeae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dart-squid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}