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Kobi squid

Loliolus sumatrensis (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)

Status not recordedoctopus and squid

The kobi squid (Loliolus sumatrensis) is a species in the family Loliginidae, order Myopsida.

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Quick facts about the kobi 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 kobi squid live?

Not recorded

Is the kobi 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 kobi squid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classCephalopoda
  4. orderMyopsida
  5. familyLoliginidae
  6. genusLoliolus
  7. SpeciesLoliolus sumatrensis (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)

Synonyms Loligo kobiensis, Loligo sumatrensis, Loligo yokoyae, Loliolus rhomboidalis, Loliolus sumatrensis

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Calamaro KobiItalian
  • ヒメジンドウイカJapanese
  • 꼬마꼴뚜기Korean
  • ปลาหมึกกะตอยสุมาตราThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the kobi squid

Other species in the same genus Loliolus.

Beka squid

Loliolus beka

LoliginidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the kobi squid?

The kobi squid (Loliolus sumatrensis) belongs to the family Loliginidae in the order Myopsida.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Kobi squid (Loliolus sumatrensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/kobi-squid

MLA

“Kobi squid (Loliolus sumatrensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/kobi-squid.

BibTeX
@misc{kobi_squid_2026,
  title = {Kobi squid (Loliolus sumatrensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/kobi-squid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}