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'''''Illex argentinus''''', commonly known as the '''Argentine Shortfin Squid''',<ref>[http://www.seafood-portal.com/ShellFish_Products/Illex_argentinus:Argentine_shortfin_squid ''Illex argentinus'']. Seafood Portal.</ref> is a species of [[squid]] in the family [[Ommastrephidae]].
'''''Illex argentinus''''', commonly known as the '''Argentine Shortfin Squid''',<ref>[http://www.seafood-portal.com/ShellFish_Products/Illex_argentinus:Argentine_shortfin_squid ''Illex argentinus'']. Seafood Portal.</ref> is a species of [[squid]] in the family [[Ommastrephidae]].


It is the 5th-most commercially fished [[species]] of squid, with 511,087 tons taken a year, or 23.3% of the entire [[squid]] harvest.
It is one of the most commercially fished species of squid, with 511,087 tons taken in 2002, or 23.3% of the entire squid harvest.<ref name="Rodhouse">
{{cite journal
|last=Rodhouse |first=Paul G
|year=2005
|title=Review of the state of world marine fishery resources: Fisheries technical paper
|url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/y5852e/Y5852E08.htm#ch3.2
|journal=World squid resources
|publisher= [[FAO]]
|issue=447
|isbn=95-5-105267-0
}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Illex argentinus
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I. argentinus
Binomial name
Illex argentinus
(Castellanos, 1960)
Synonyms
  • Ommastrephes argentinus
    Castellanos, 1960

Illex argentinus, commonly known as the Argentine Shortfin Squid,[1] is a species of squid in the family Ommastrephidae.

It is one of the most commercially fished species of squid, with 511,087 tons taken in 2002, or 23.3% of the entire squid harvest.[2]

References

  1. ^ Illex argentinus. Seafood Portal.
  2. ^ Rodhouse, Paul G (2005). "Review of the state of world marine fishery resources: Fisheries technical paper". World squid resources (447). FAO. ISBN 95-5-105267-0. {{cite journal}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)