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Roper inshore squid

Doryteuthis roperi (Cohen, 1976)

Status not recordedoctopus and squid

The roper inshore squid (Doryteuthis roperi) is a species in the family Loliginidae, order Myopsida.

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Quick facts about the roper inshore 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 roper inshore squid live?

Not recorded

Is the roper inshore 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 roper inshore squid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classCephalopoda
  4. orderMyopsida
  5. familyLoliginidae
  6. genusDoryteuthis
  7. SpeciesDoryteuthis roperi (Cohen, 1976)

Synonyms Doryteuthis roperi, Loligo roperi

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Island inshore squidEnglish
  • Calamaro di RoperItalian
  • ローパーヤリイカJapanese
  • Lula-de-RoperPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the roper inshore squid

Other species in the same genus Doryteuthis.

Bone squid

Doryteuthis pealeii

LoliginidaeNo free photo yet

Arrow squid

Doryteuthis pleii

LoliginidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the roper inshore squid?

The roper inshore squid (Doryteuthis roperi) 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). Roper inshore squid (Doryteuthis roperi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/roper-inshore-squid

MLA

“Roper inshore squid (Doryteuthis roperi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/roper-inshore-squid.

BibTeX
@misc{roper_inshore_squid_2026,
  title = {Roper inshore squid (Doryteuthis roperi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/roper-inshore-squid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}