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Long barrel squid

Uroteuthis singhalensis (Ortmann, 1891)

Status not recordedoctopus and squid

The long barrel squid (Uroteuthis singhalensis) is a species in the family Loliginidae, order Myopsida.

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Quick facts about the long barrel 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 long barrel squid live?

Not recorded

Is the long barrel 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 long barrel squid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classCephalopoda
  4. orderMyopsida
  5. familyLoliginidae
  6. genusUroteuthis
  7. SpeciesUroteuthis singhalensis (Ortmann, 1891)

Synonyms Doryteuthis singhalensis, Loligo singhalensis, Loligo singhalensis beryllae, Loligo singhalensis var. beryllae, Uroteuthis singhalensis

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • حبار طويل الجذعArabic
  • ヤセケンサキイカJapanese
  • ปลาหมึกโก๋เนื้อบางThai
  • 長筒槍魷Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the long barrel squid

Other species in the same genus Uroteuthis.

Mitre squid

Uroteuthis chinensis

LoliginidaeNo free photo yet

Indian squid

Uroteuthis duvaucelii

LoliginidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the long barrel squid?

The long barrel squid (Uroteuthis singhalensis) belongs to the family Loliginidae in the order Myopsida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Long barrel squid (Uroteuthis singhalensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-barrel-squid

MLA

“Long barrel squid (Uroteuthis singhalensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-barrel-squid.

BibTeX
@misc{long_barrel_squid_2026,
  title = {Long barrel squid (Uroteuthis singhalensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-barrel-squid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}