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Loliolus
Loliolus is a genus of squid from the family Loliginidae from the Indo-Pacific region. The genus is divided into two subgenera Loliolus and Nipponololigo. They are small squids of less than 150mm in mantle length which have an expanded tentacular club. This club has 4 series of suckers. The sucker ringss have plate-like teeth which are square in shape all around them. The males' hectocotylus has a ventral crest which is created by the fusion of...
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Beka Squid
speciesLoliolus beka
Japanese Squid
speciesLoliolus japonica
Kobi Squid
speciesLoliolus sumatrensis
Little Indian Squid
speciesLoliolus affinis
Steenstrup's Bay Squid
speciesLoliolus hardwickei
Little Squid
speciesLoliolus uyii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 465260.