Red squid
Todarodes sagittatus (Lamarck, 1798)
Status not recordedoctopus and squid
The red squid (Todarodes sagittatus) is a species in the family Ommastrephidae, order Oegopsida.
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Quick facts about the red 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 red squid live?
Not recorded
Is the red 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 red squid classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classCephalopoda
- orderOegopsida
- familyOmmastrephidae
- genusTodarodes
- SpeciesTodarodes sagittatus (Lamarck, 1798)
Synonyms Loligo aequipoda, Loligo brasiliensis, Loligo sagitta, Loligo sagittata, Loligo todarus, Ommastrephes sagittatus, Ommastrephes todarus, Ommatostrephes sagittatus, Sagittatus maximus, Sagittatus todarus, Sepia loligo, Sepia minor, Sthenoteuthis todarus
Other names and names in other languages (38)
- European flying squidEnglish
- Flying squidEnglish
- Sagittate squidEnglish
- Sea-arrowEnglish
- potaAsturian
- CananaCatalan
- Kalmar šípovýCzech
- flyveblæksprutteDanish
- PfeilkalmarGerman
- ΘράψαλοGreek
- VoladorSpanish
- EuroopanliitokalmariFinnish
- toutenon communFrench
- scuid eitilte EorpachIrish
- Todaro europeoItalian
- Ti-armet blekksprutNorwegian Bokmål
- grote pijlinktvisDutch
- Pota europeiaPortuguese
- Северный кальмар-стрелкаRussian
- áhkárguolliNorthern Sami
- gordan šípovýSlovak
- kalmari fluturuesAlbanian
- större flygbläckfiskSwedish
- TòderoVenetian
- Pota comunaCatalan
- Pota negraCatalan
- Krakatice háčkovitáCzech
- großer PfeilkalmarGerman
- Norwegischer kalmarGerman
- ΘράψαλλοGreek
- ΚαταμάχιGreek
- Pota europeaSpanish
- Calamaro volante europeoItalian
- Totano europeoItalian
- AkkarNorwegian Bokmål
- storakkarNorwegian Bokmål
- Pota-europeiaPortuguese
- gožžaguolliNorthern Sami
Relatives of the red squid
Other species in the same genus Todarodes.
Surume-ika
Todarodes pacificus
Angola flying squid
Todarodes angolensis
Antarctic flying squid
Todarodes filippovae
Little flying squid
Todarodes pusillus
CompareRed squid vs Surume-ikaRed squid vs Angola flying squidRed squid vs Antarctic flying squidRed squid vs Little flying squid
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the red squid?
The red squid (Todarodes sagittatus) belongs to the family Ommastrephidae in the order Oegopsida.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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