The Swordtip squid, known formally as Uroteuthis edulis, is a species of squid from the genus Uroteuthis.

[1][2][3][4] Uroteuthis edulis was first described by William Evans Hoyle in 1885.

[5] The species is distributed across the Pacific Ocean, and has been documented off the coast of Australia and China.

[5] This species is a very important source of revenue for many fishers, especially those in southern Japan and the eastern Tsushima Strait.

Sometimes this squid is eaten alive (lively squid) in northwestern Kyushu, Japan.