''Doryteuthis'' is a genus of

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from the waters of the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific, off the coast of the Americas. The various species are the common inshore squids of American waters. Some species are important quarry species for fisheries. In ''Doryteuthis'' the

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s are expanded and bear suckers in 4 series. The hectocotylus is on the left ventral arm IV with unmodified suckers near the base, lack of a ventral crest while the reduced on elongated stalks form papillae on the dorsal series or on both dorsal and ventral series. The fins are situated in a posterior position. The

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has a short, cement body cement body and they do not have any photophores.

Taxonomy

''Doryteuthis'' is divided into two

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, ''Amerigo'' and ''Doryteuthis''. The species in each subgenus are: * Subgenus ''Amerigo'' ** '' Doryteuthis gahi'' (

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, 1835) Patagonian squid ** '' Doryteuthis ocula'' (Cohen, 1976) bigeye inshore squid ** '' Doryteuthis opalescens'' (

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, 1911) opalescent inshore squid ** '' Doryteuthis pealeii'' ( Lesueur, 1821) longfin inshore squid ** '' Doryteuthis surinamensis'' (

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, 1974) Surinam squid * Subgenus ''Doryteuthis'' ** '' Doryteuthis plei'' (Blainville, 1823) slender inshore squid ** '' Doryteuthis roperi'' (Cohen, 1976) Island inshore squid ** '' Doryteuthis sanpaulensis'' (Brakoniecki, 1984) São Paulo squid

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q18592486 Cephalopod genera Loliginidae Taxa named by Adolf Naef Fauna of the Americas