Doryteuthis ocula, commonly known as the bigeye inshore squid, is a species of squid in the family Loliginidae. It is also known as Loligo ocula. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, and the Western Atlantic around Cuba.[1] It is found in depths between 250m and 360m from the surface.

Doryteuthis ocula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Myopsida
Family: Loliginidae
Genus: Doryteuthis
Species:
D. ocula
Binomial name
Doryteuthis ocula
(Cohen, 1976)

Anatomy

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D. ocula has a blunt mantle, with rounded rhomboidal fins.[2] It is a small-sized squid, with a mantle length up to 127mm. It has robust tentacles, clubs expanded.[citation needed]

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