- Source: Pickfordiateuthis bayeri
Pickfordiateuthis bayeri, or Bayer’s grass squid, is a species of squid in the family Loliginidae. Discovered in 2001 in the Atlantic Ocean discovered by a submersible (Roper C.F.E. & Vecchione M). A small squid, the female specimens sized between 23 and 26 mm mantle length. Found in the western Atlantic Ocean, particularly in the Caribbean region. Specimens were collected from a swarm of squid at ~110m depth.
References
Molluscabase - Pickfordiateuthis bayeri Roper & Vecchione, 2001
WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pickfordiateuthis bayeri Roper & Vecchione, 2001
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