Illex, commonly known as shortfin squids, is a squid genus in the family Ommastrephidae and the only member of the subfamily Illicinae. It contains four species:
Illex argentinus, Argentine shortfin squid
Illex coindetii, southern shortfin squid
Illex illecebrosus, northern shortfin squid
Illex oxygonius, sharptail shortfin squid
