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Uroteuthis pickfordae

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Uroteuthis pickfordae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Myopsida
Family: Loliginidae
Genus: Uroteuthis
Species:
U. pickfordae
Binomial name
Uroteuthis pickfordae
(Adam, 1954)
Synonyms
  • Doryteuthis pickfordae Adam, 1954
  • Doryteuthis pickfordi Adam, 1954
  • Loligo pickfordi (Adam, 1954)
  • Uroteuthis pickfordi (Adam, 1954)

Uroteuthis pickfordae, commonly known as the siboga squid, is a species of squid in the family Loliginidae. It is also known as Doryteuthis pickfordae.[1] It is a small squid, with the average mantle length between 110mm and 140mm. It is mostly found around the Flores Island, Indonesia.[2]

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