Range: Throughout most Bays and Inlets in Nova Scotia
Common caught Size: Unknown
Eating Size: Unknown
Record: N/A
Bag Limit: N/A
Season: No closed season. Can be caught inshore late summer/early fall

Appearance: Loligo pealei is known as the long-finned, boned, Boston, or winter squid. It ranges from Nova Scotia to Venezuela and commonly occurs from Massachusetts to North Carolina. It is distinguished from other local species by having a broader pen and longer fins (fin length equals one-half the mantle length). In addition, the long-finned squid is generally smaller and has a thinner mantle wall than the other species. It is available to the inshore fishery from spring through fall and is caught offshore in winter.

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Also known by its Italian name, "calamari", the squid belongs to the same family as the octopus. The squid is a schooling, pelagic (ocean-dwelling) animal that preys on small finfish and crustaceans. It has 10 arms and usually a long, cigar-shaped body with fins at the end. It has no backbone, but rather a quill-like pen located beneath its mantle, or body. The squid is ordinarily a milky, translucent color, but when aroused, turns rapidly to red, pink, brown, blue, and yellow, even several hours after capture. An ink-like fluid in a sack in the mantle is ejected at will. The siphon or funnel that ejects ink is also instrumental in enabling the squid to move so rapidly.

There are many species of squid in all seas, ranging in length from 1 inch to more than 6 feet and 100 pounds.