d'Orbigny, 1848
Internal shell reduced to a slender, horny pen. Body slender, with well-developed fins equivalent to more than half length of mantle. Arms relatively short. Dorsal anterior mantle edge produced, extending between eyes. Male with left ventral arm hectocotylized.
Source: Hayward, 1990.
The following subtaxa of this family occur in the region:
Genus Alloteuthis
Alloteuthis media
Alloteuthis subulata
Genus Loligo
Loligo forbesi
Loligo vulgaris