Ommastrephidae

Ommastrephidae is a family of squid containing three subfamilies, 11 genera, and over 20 species. They are widely distributed globally and are extensively fished for food. One species, Todarodes pacificus, comprised around half of the world's cephalopod catch annually.

Todaropsis is a species of short finned squid in the family Ommastrephidae. It is the only genus in the monotypic subfamily Todaropsinae. The genus Todaropsis is also monotypic, containing the single species Todaropsis eblanae, also known as the lesser flying squid.

species of mollusc

Illex, commonly known as shortfin squids, is a genus of squid in the family Ommastrephidae and the only member of the subfamily Illicinae. It contains four species: Illex argentinus, Argentine shortfin squid Illex coindetii, southern shortfin squid Illex illecebrosus, northern shortfin squid Illex oxygonius, sharptail shortfin squid

Ommastrephinae is a subfamily of squids under the family Ommastrephidae.