Doryteuthis roperi, commonly known as the roper inshore squid, is a small-sized species of squid in the Loliginidae family. It has a maximum mantle length of 72 mm (2.8 in).[2] It is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean; the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, at a depth of between 45 and 304 m (148 and 997 ft).[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Myopsida |
| Family: | Loliginidae |
| Genus: | Doryteuthis |
| Species: | D. roperi
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| Doryteuthis roperi (Cohen, 1976)
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Anatomy
editDoryteuthis roperi has a long, slender mantle and rhombodial shaped fins.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Doryteuthis roperi". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ a b CEPHALOPODS-Vol2.vp (fao.org)
- ^ First Documentation of the Roper Inshore Squid, Loligo roperi (Cohen 1976), in the Gulf of Mexico
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