| Slender inshore squid | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Myopsida |
| Family: | Loliginidae |
| Genus: | Doryteuthis |
| Subgenus: | Doryteuthis |
| Species: | D. plei
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| Binomial name | |
| Doryteuthis plei (Blainville, 1823)[1]
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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.
- ^ a b Julian Finn (2016). "Doryteuthis (Doryteuthis) pleii (Blainville, 1823)". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 23 February 2018.