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: \n* Illex argentinus, Argentine shortfin squid \n* Illex coindetii, southern shortfin squid \n* Illex illecebrosus, northern shortfin squid \n* Illex oxygonius, sharptail shortfin squid