Aquatic Resource Trade
in Species Database

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Global Data Taxa Countries Commodities About

Aquatic Resource Trade
in Species Database

© ARTIS 2026.
Cite as: Jessica Gephart, Rahul Agrawal Bejarano, Althea Marks, & Kelvin Gorospe. (2026). Aquatic Resource Trade in Species (ARTIS). Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity. doi:10.5063/F1CZ35N7.
Note: full database is filtered to flows above 1t for website.

Illex argentinus - ARTIS

Species Profile

Scientific Name

Illex argentinus

Common Name

argentine shortfin squid

ISSCAAP Group

Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses

Sources & Exports

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Source Countries

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Top Importers

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Top Exporters

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Taxonomy

Kingdom animalia

Phylum mollusca

Class cephalopoda

Family ommastrephidae

Genus illex

Other

Trade Volume (tonnes)

All measurements in approximated live weight

2 t

3,829,819 t