Illex coindetii: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Illex coindetii Illex coindetii Least concern

Where the illex coindetii lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 64,623 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See octopuses, squid & cuttlefish on the world map

Scientific name	Illex coindetii
Group	Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	9 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Cephalopod
Order	Oegopsida
Family	Ommastrephidae

Where does the illex coindetii live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the illex coindetii in 9 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the illex coindetii endangered?

The illex coindetii’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the illex coindetii?

The illex coindetii (Illex coindetii) is a cephalopod in the order Oegopsida and the family Ommastrephidae, genus Illex. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the illex coindetii

Illex coindetii, commonly known as the southern shortfin squid or broadtail shortfin squid, is a species of neritic squids in the family Ommastrephidae. They are found in the Mediterranean Sea and on both sides of the north Atlantic Ocean.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Illex coindetii (revision 1355051513), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q929591 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).