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European Squid (Loligo vulgaris)

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Description	Loligo vulgaris English: From the Belgian continental shelf. Picture taken on board of the RV Belgica, of a live specimen to preserve colour and structure of chromophores. Mantle: length: 138 mm, width 39 mm.
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Date	2005
Author	Hans Hillewaert ( Lycaon)
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This image was selected as a picture of the day for April 09, 2007. It was captioned as followed: English: Common squid - Loligo vulgaris Беларуская: Кальмар звычайны (Loligo vulgaris). Česky: Krakatice oliheň obecná (Loligo vulgaris) Deutsch: Gemeiner Kalmar (Loligo vulgaris) English: Common squid - Loligo vulgaris Esperanto: Kalmaro (Loligo vulgaris) Español: Un ejemplar de calamar común (Loligo vulgaris). Suomi: Kalmari (Loligo vulgaris) Français : Calamar commun - Loligo vulgaris. Magyar: Közönséges kalmár Italiano: Un calamaro ( Loligo vulgaris) 日本語: 烏賊 (Loligo vulgaris) Nederlands: Gewone pijlinktvis aan boord van het Belgische onderzoekschip de Belgica Polski: Kalmar pospolity z rzędu kałamarnic (Loligo vulgaris) Русский: Обыкновенный кальмар (Loligo vulgaris). Slovenčina: Kalamár (Loligo vulgaris) Svenska: En vanlig bläckfisk (Loligo vulgaris) vid den belgiska kontinentalsockeln. ‪中文(简体)‬: 鱿鱼（Loligo vulgaris） ‪中文(繁體)‬: 魷魚（ Loligo vulgaris）

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	18:52, 1 September 2006	2,400×1,800 (724 KB)	Lycaon
	12:47, 24 October 2005	720×540 (86 KB)	Lycaon	(''Loligo vulgaris''. Photo by Hans Hillewaert 2005.)

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