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Pickfordiateuthis vossi

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Pickfordiateuthis vossi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Myopsida
Family: Loliginidae
Genus: Pickfordiateuthis
Species:
P. vossi
Binomial name
Pickfordiateuthis vossi
Brakoniecki, 1996

Pickfordiateuthis vossi, commonly known as Voss' grass squid, is a small species of squid in the family Loliginidae. P. Vossi has a mantle length of 15mm (female) and 13mm (male) at maturity.[1] It has a long, slender body and large eyes, characteristic of deep-sea squid species. Found in the Eastern Central Pacific Ocean. They are demersal and are found in tropical oceans,[2] mid-water to deep-water environments. This species was originally described in 1996.[3]

References

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  1. ^ CEPHALOPODS-Vol2.vp (fao.org)
  2. ^ Pickfordiateuthis vossi (sealifebase.ca)
  3. ^ Brakoniecki, Thomas F. (1996-01-01). "A Revision of the Genus Pickfordiateuthis Voss, 1953 (Cephalopoda; Myopsida)". Bulletin of Marine Science. 58 (1): 9–28.