Mature specimens of Illex coindetii from different populations can vary significantly in both size and form. They are sexually dimorphic, … Näytä lisää

The species was first described as Loligo coindetii by the French naturalist Jean Baptiste Vérany in 1837, from a specimen recovered from the Mediterranean Sea in Nice Näytä lisää

Illex coindetii inhabit muddy, sandy, and silty bottoms often in association with sea pens of the genus Funiculina. Larger and smaller individuals are more often found in deeper and … Näytä lisää

• Marine life portal
• Illex coindetii at the Tree of Life Web Project
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Illex coindetii is the most widespread species in the genus Illex. They can be found in the Mediterranean Sea and on both sides of the North Atlantic Ocean, from as far north … Näytä lisää

Illex coindetii is one of the two squid species most frequently fished for human consumption in the northeastern and central Atlantic (particularly in Spain and Portugal), … Näytä lisää