Illex
| Shortfin squids | |
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| Illex coindetii | |
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| Illex illecebrosus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Teuthida |
| Family: | Ommastrephidae |
| Subfamily: |
Illicinae Posselt, 1890 |
| Genus: |
Illex Steenstrup, 1880 |
| Species | |
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Illex, commonly known as shortfin squids, is a squid genus in the family Ommastrephidae and the only member of the subfamily Illicinae. It contains four species:
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