Alloteuthis africanus

Alloteuthis africanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Teuthida
Family: Loliginidae
Genus: Alloteuthis
Species: A. africanus
Binomial name
Alloteuthis africanus
Adam, 1950
Synonyms
  • Alloteuthis africana
    Adam, 1950
  • Loligo africana
    (Adam, 1950)

Alloteuthis africanus, also known as the African squid, is a species of squid in the family Loliginidae.[1]

References

  1. Adam, W. 1950. Notes sur les Céphalopodes. XXII. Deux nouvelles espèces de la côte africaine occidentale. Bulletin du Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique 26(45): 1–9.


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