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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Myopsida |
| Family: | Loliginidae |
| Genus: | Pickfordiateuthis |
| Species: | P. vossi
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| Binomial name | |
| Pickfordiateuthis vossi Brakoniecki, 1996
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References
edit- ^ CEPHALOPODS-Vol2.vp (fao.org)
- ^ Pickfordiateuthis vossi (sealifebase.ca)
- ^ Brakoniecki, Thomas F. (1996-01-01). "A Revision of the Genus Pickfordiateuthis Voss, 1953 (Cephalopoda; Myopsida)". Bulletin of Marine Science. 58 (1): 9–28.
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