Loligo vulgaris European squid

Loligo vulgaris is commonly referred to as European squid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5747 

AphiaID:

140271 

Scientific:

Loligo vulgaris 

German:

Gemeiner Kalmar 

English:

European Squid 

Category:

Bläckfisk 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > Myopsida (Order) > Loliginidae (Family) > Loligo (Genus) > vulgaris (Species) 

Initial determination:

Lamarck, 1798 

Occurrence:

Benin, Ghana, Tunesien, Gambia, the North Sea, Algeria, Angola, Cameroon, Congo, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, European Coasts, France, Israel, Madeira, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Portugal, Scandinavia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South-Africa, Spain, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Faroe Islands, the Isle of Man, the Ivory Coast, the Mediterranean Sea, Togo, West Africa 

Marine Zone:

Mesopelagial
Mesopelagic zone
lies between 200 to 1000 meters depth, thus it is considered the "twilight zone of the sea" between the light and dark depth zones. 

Sea depth:

1 - 500 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water, Water column 

Size:

6.69" - 25.2" (17cm - 64cm) 

Weight:

1.5 kg 

Temperature:

7,4 °F - 19,4 °F (7,4°C - 19,4°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Isopods, Predatory, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Sepia, Snails, Worms 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Data deficient (DD) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Loligo forbesii
• Loligo reynaudii
• 
  Loligo vulgaris
  Gemeiner Kalmar

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-07-15 15:25:37 

Last edit:

2025-11-26 13:28:26 

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