Loligo pealeii Lesueur, 1821

Common squid

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Martha Rodriguez, Fresno City College
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Jerry Kirkhart, Fresno City College
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Rodriguez, M. 2001. "Loligo pealeii" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed October 25, 2009 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Loligo_pealeii.html. 

 

These medium-sized squid grow to about 50 cm long. Like all squid, they have ten arms (eight of which are the same length, and one pair used for grabbing prey are longer) and three hearts (two close to their gills) so that they "can pump oxygen to the rest of the body easily." Their speed and maneuverability have earned them the description of "invertebrate athletes" (Squids,2000; Ellis, 34).

 
"Loligo pealeii Lesueur, 1821". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/448839". Accessed 21 Mar 2010.