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Northern Shortfin Squid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Teuthida
Family:	Ommastrephidae
Genus:	Illex
Species:	I. illecebrosus
Binomial name
	Illex illecebrosus; Lesueur, 1821
Synonyms
	Loligo brongnartii; Blainville, 1823; Loligo illecebrosus; Lesueur, 1821; Loligo piscatorum; LaPylaie, 1825;

The Northern shortfin squid is a commercially-important species of squid from the family Ommastrephidae. Also known as the "Sea Arrow" or "Flying Calamary," this highly migratory squid is found from the Labrador Sea through the Straits of Florida.

References

^ James B. Wood (1995). "Illex illecebrosus, Short-finned squid" (html). The Cephalopod Page. Dalhousie University and the University of Texas Medical Branch. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
^ Goode, G.B. 1884. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Section I: Natural history of useful aquatic animals. Govt. Print. Office, Washington, DC. Plates.
^ Cargnelli, L., Griesbach, S., and Zetlin, C. 1999. Northern Shortfin Squid, Illex illecebrosus, Life History and Habitat Characteristics. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NE-147.

[The_Cephalopod_Page-1] James B. Wood (1995). "Illex illecebrosus, Short-finned squid" (html). The Cephalopod Page. Dalhousie University and the University of Texas Medical Branch. Retrieved 2010-03-15.

[2] Goode, G.B. 1884. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Section I: Natural history of useful aquatic animals. Govt. Print. Office, Washington, DC. Plates.

[3] Cargnelli, L., Griesbach, S., and Zetlin, C. 1999. Northern Shortfin Squid, Illex illecebrosus, Life History and Habitat Characteristics. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NE-147.