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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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classCephalopoda
  4. orderOegopsida
  5. familyOmmastrephidae
  6. genusTodarodes
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red squid

Other species in the same genus Todarodes.

Surume-ika

Todarodes pacificus

OmmastrephidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the red squid?

The red squid (Todarodes sagittatus) belongs to the family Ommastrephidae in the order Oegopsida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Red squid (Todarodes sagittatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-squid

MLA

“Red squid (Todarodes sagittatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-squid.

BibTeX
@misc{red_squid_2026,
  title = {Red squid (Todarodes sagittatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-squid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}