| Argentine Shortfin Squid | |
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| Information | |
| Range | Argentina and Untied Kingdom including the Falklands. |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Cephalopoda |
| Order | Teuthida |
| Family | Ommastrephidae |
| Genus | Illex |
| Species | I. argentinus |
The Argentine Shortfin Squid (Illex Argentinus) is a species of squid in the family Ommastrephidae.
It is one of the most commercially fished species of squid, with 511,087 tons harvested in 2002.