Doryteuthis plei

Slender inshore squid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Myopsida
Family: Loliginidae
Genus: Doryteuthis
Subgenus: Doryteuthis
Species:
D. plei
Binomial name
Doryteuthis plei
Synonyms[1]
  • Loligo plei Blainville, 1823

Doryteuthis plei, also known as the slender inshore squid or arrow squid, is a medium-sized squid belonging to the family Loliginidae. It occurs abundantly in coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean, from Argentina northward to North Carolina.

  1. ^ a b Julian Finn (2016). "Doryteuthis (Doryteuthis) pleii (Blainville, 1823)". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 23 February 2018.