What is the common name of Loligo?

Common European squid
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Is Loligo edible?

Human consumption. Squid of genus Loligo are widely consumed by humans. This squid, when cooked, is what is commonly called calamari.

What is the class of Loligo?

Cephalopod
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What do Loligo squid eat?

Small immature longfin squid feed on plankton, and larger squid feed on crustaceans and small fish. They are aggressive hunters, can consume fish larger than themselves, and do eat their own species.

Where are Loligo vulgaris found in the world?

Loligo vulgaris can be found throughout the Mediterranean Sea and in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the North Sea to the Gulf of Guinea ( Jardas, 1996; Relini et al., 1999 ). Grubišić (1982) showed that this species is distributed throughout the Adriatic Sea up to depths of 400 m.

How big is a Loligo vulgaris sucker ring?

Male’s left ventral arm hectocotylized with length ranging from 15 to 33% of whole arm length. Arms with 2 rows of suckers, sucker rings with 20 teeth, distal ones large and pointed and proximal ones minute or absent.

How big does a Loligo vulgaris squid get?

In the Adriatic, L. vulgaris occurs above different types of sea sediments; from sandy through sandy-muddy, to the muddy bottoms Gamulin-Brida and Ilijanić 1972; Casali et al., 1998 ). European squid can grow up to 30 to 40 cm of the mantle length, but their usual size is 15 to 25 cm.

What kind of Fins does a Loligo vulgaris have?

Juveniles and adults: Mantle muscular, cylindrical, slender and elongated posteriorly. Wide spots of red chromatophores in mantle and green/blue iridescence in posterior part of mantle. Fins rhomboid with length exceeding 50% of mantle length. Buccal membrane with 15 suckers with chitinous rings on extremity.