Doryteuthis ocula
| Doryteuthis ocula | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Myopsida |
| Family: | Loliginidae |
| Genus: | Doryteuthis |
| Species: | D. ocula
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| Binomial name | |
| Doryteuthis ocula (Cohen, 1976)
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Doryteuthis ocula, commonly known as the bigeye inshore squid, is a species of squid in the family Loliginidae. It is also known as Loligo ocula. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, and the Western Atlantic around Cuba.[1] It is found in depths between 250m and 360m from the surface.
Anatomy
D. ocula has a blunt mantle, with rounded rhomboidal fins.[2] It is a small-sized squid, with a mantle length up to 127mm. It has robust tentacles, clubs expanded.
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