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Ommastrephes illecebrosus
Squid Squid, n. [Cf. Squirt.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of ten-armed cephalopods having a long, tapered body, and a caudal fin on each side; especially, any species of Loligo, Ommastrephes, and related genera. See Calamary, Decacerata, Dibranchiata. Note: Some of these squids are very abundant on the Atlantic coast of North America, and are used in large quantities for bait, especially in the cod fishery. The most abundant of the American squids are the northern squid (Ommastrephes illecebrosus), ranging from Southern New England to Newfoundland, and the southern squid (Loligo Pealii), ranging from Virginia to Massachusetts. 2. A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance, fastened on its shank to imitate a squid. Flying squid, Giant squid. (Zo["o]l.) See under Flying, and Giant. Squid hound (Zo["o]l.), the striped bass.

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- Hyaloteuthis pelagica, gl**** squid or gl****y flying squid Genus Ommastrephes Ommastrephes bartramii, neon flying squid or red flying squid Genus Ornithoteuthis...
- formerly synonymised names were resurrected: Ommastrephes brevim****, Ommastrephes caroli, and Ommastrephes cylindraceus, and revised distributional ranges...
- Todarodes pacificus (Steenstrup, 1880) Synonyms Ommastrephes pacificus Steenstrup, 1880 Ommastrephes sloani pacificus Sasaki, 1929 Todarodes sloanei pacificus...
- Binomial name Dosidicus gigas (d'Orbigny, 1835) Synonyms Ommastrephes gigas d'Orbigny, 1835 Ommastrephes giganteus Gray, 1849 Dosidicus eschrichti Steenstrup...
- Doryteuthis opalescens, the opalescent ins**** squid or market squid, is a small species of squid in the family Loliginidae. It is a myopsid squid, a near...
- Moroteuthis robustus (Verrill, 1876) Moroteuthis robusta (Verrill, 1876) Ommastrephes robusta Verrill, 1876 Lestoteuthis robusta Verrill, 1880 Ancistroteuthis...
- Ommastrephes brevim**** is a species of flying squid in the family Ommastrephinae native to the Kermadec Islands. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). "Ommastrephes...
- Illex illecebrosus (Lesueur, 1821) Synonyms Loligo illecebrosa Lesueur, 1821 Loligo piscatorum La Pylaie, 1825 Ommastrephes illecebrosus Verrill, 1880...
- Ommastrephidae Genus: Illex Species: I. argentinus Binomial name Illex argentinus (Castellanos, 1960) Synonyms Ommastrephes argentinus Castellanos, 1960...
- pteropus (Steenstrup, 1855) Synonyms Architeuthis megaptera Verrill, 1878 Ommastrephes pteropus Steensrup, 1855 Ommatostrephes pteropus Steenstrup, 1855...