swap_horiz Illex argentinus Alternatives

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Loligo vulgaris

Loligo vulgaris, the European common squid, is a widely fished loliginid squid of the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean...

Coastal Mediterranean Fishery European Common Squid

8.1 Great

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Doryteuthis pealeii

Doryteuthis pealeii, the longfin inshore squid, is a western Atlantic species widely used in neuroscience research becau...

Coastal Northwest Atlantic Fishery Loliginidae

8.0 Great

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Todarodes pacificus

Todarodes pacificus, the Japanese flying squid, is the dominant commercial squid species in the northwest Pacific, suppo...

Commercial North Pacific Ommastrephidae Fishery

7.9 Good

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Doryteuthis opalescens

Doryteuthis opalescens, the California market squid, supports one of California's largest fisheries by volume and spawns...

Commercial Coastal Northeast Pacific Loliginidae

7.9 Good

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Todarodes sagittatus

Todarodes sagittatus, the European flying squid, is the largest ommastrephid squid in the northeastern Atlantic and Medi...

Large Northeast Atlantic Ommastrephidae Fishery

7.5 Good

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Promachoteuthis sulcus

An extremely rare deep-sea squid known from very few specimens, noted for unusual oral tissue that superficially resembl...

Rare South Atlantic Deep Sea Promachoteuthid Squid

7.5 Good

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Dosidicus gigas

Dosidicus gigas, the Humboldt squid, is a large aggressive predator of the eastern Pacific's Humboldt Current, reaching...

Large Eastern Pacific Humboldt Squid Ommastrephidae

7.2 Good

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Heterololigo bleekeri

Heterololigo bleekeri, the spear squid, is a commercially important loliginid in Japanese fisheries, found across the no...

Coastal Northwest Pacific Fishery Loliginidae

7.2 Good

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Ommastrephes bartramii

Ommastrephes bartramii, the neon flying squid, is a large oceanic ommastrephid distributed across subtropical and temper...

Pelagic Large North Pacific Ommastrephidae

7.2 Good

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Nototodarus gouldi

Gould's flying squid native to southern Australian waters; a commercially important ommastrephid and key prey for seabir...

Australia Coastal Ommastrephidae Fishery

7.2 Good

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Uroteuthis edulis

Uroteuthis edulis, the swordtip squid, is a commercially significant species in the western Pacific, representing a majo...

Coastal Northwest Pacific Fishery Loliginidae

7.0 Good

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Nototodarus sloanii

Wellington flying squid native to New Zealand and southern Australian waters; a major commercial ommastrephid supporting...

New Zealand Southern Ocean Ommastrephidae Fishery

7.0 Good

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Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis

Purpleback flying squid of the Indo-Pacific; one of the largest ommastrephids, capable of brief aerial gliding, with doc...

Pelagic Tropical Indo Pacific Ommastrephidae

7.0 Good

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Uroteuthis duvaucelii

Uroteuthis duvaucelii, the Indian squid, is the most commercially important loliginid squid in the northern Indian Ocean...

Coastal Indian Ocean Fishery Loliginidae

6.8 Fair

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Uroteuthis chinensis

Uroteuthis chinensis, the Chinese squid, is a large loliginid distributed through the South China Sea and adjacent Indo-...

Coastal South China Sea Fishery Loliginidae

6.5 Fair

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Berryteuthis magister

The magistrate armhook squid of the North Pacific, a commercially harvested species and important prey for sperm whales...

Large North Pacific Fishery Gonatidae

6.5 Fair

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Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Atlantic flying squid of tropical and subtropical waters; capable of leaping and gliding briefly through the air to esca...

Pelagic Bioluminescent Ommastrephidae Atlantic Flying Squid

6.4 Fair

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Martialia hyadesi

Sevenstar flying squid of the Southern Ocean and Subantarctic; an ommastrephid forming a major dietary item for sperm wh...

Sub Antarctic Southern Ocean Ommastrephidae Fishery

5.8 Mediocre

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Illex illecebrosus

Illex illecebrosus, the northern shortfin squid, is a commercially important species in the northwest Atlantic, ranging...

Commercial Northwest Atlantic Ommastrephidae Fishery

5.7 Mediocre

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Illex coindetii

Illex coindetii, the broadtail shortfin squid, is a small ommastrephid squid distributed across the eastern Atlantic and...

Mediterranean Eastern Atlantic Ommastrephidae Fishery

5.2 Mediocre