About this species
Loliolus japonica, the Japanese squid, is a species of squid from the family Loliginidae. As the name suggests, it lives around Japan, but has also been found around Vietnam and China. They are pelagic, living 1–30 m down in the ocean.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 8–23 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Japanese Squid
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ジンドウイカ
Other scientific names: Loligo (Nipponololigo) japonica, Loligo japonica, Loligo tetradynamia, Loliolus (Nipponololigo) japonica
Similar species
- Steenstrup's Bay Squid
Loliolus affinis
- Beka Squid
Loliolus beka
- Little Indian Squid
Loliolus hardwickei
- Kobi Squid
Loliolus sumatrensis
- Little Squid
Loliolus uyii
Cape Hope squidLoligo reynaudii
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 73 open-data records from 1900 to 2011.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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