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Mitre squid

Uroteuthis chinensis (J. E. Gray, 1849)

Status not recordedoctopus and squid

The mitre squid (Uroteuthis chinensis) is a species in the family Loliginidae, order Myopsida.

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Quick facts about the mitre 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 mitre squid live?

Not recorded

Is the mitre 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 mitre squid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classCephalopoda
  4. orderMyopsida
  5. familyLoliginidae
  6. genusUroteuthis
  7. SpeciesUroteuthis chinensis (J. E. Gray, 1849)

Synonyms Loligo chinensis, Loligo etheridgei, Loligo formosana, Uroteuthis chinensis

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Chinese squidEnglish
  • Calamaro cineseItalian
  • ヒラケンサキイカJapanese
  • 한치꼴뚜기Korean
  • Митровидный лолигоRussian
  • ปลาหมึกศอกThai
  • 透抽Chinese
  • ปลาหมึกกล้วยจีนThai
  • ปลาหมึกโก๋เนื้อหนาThai
  • 中国尾枪乌贼Chinese
  • 中國槍魷 (火箭魷)Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mitre squid

Other species in the same genus Uroteuthis.

Indian squid

Uroteuthis duvaucelii

LoliginidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the mitre squid?

The mitre squid (Uroteuthis chinensis) belongs to the family Loliginidae in the order Myopsida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mitre squid (Uroteuthis chinensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mitre-squid

MLA

“Mitre squid (Uroteuthis chinensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mitre-squid.

BibTeX
@misc{mitre_squid_2026,
  title = {Mitre squid (Uroteuthis chinensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mitre-squid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}