Pickfordiateuthis pulchella

Grass squid
	An image of P. pulchella taken by João D'Andretta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Myopsida
Family:	Loliginidae
Genus:	Pickfordiateuthis
Species:	P. pulchella
Binomial name
	Pickfordiateuthis pulchella; Voss, 1953

Pickfordiateuthis pulchella, the grass squid, is a species of squid in the family Loliginidae.^[2] There was a single specimen of Pickfordiateuthis pulchella found when testing 246 specimens available in the area of Cabo de São Tomé (22°S) and Cananéia (25°S) at depths down to 200 m (660 ft) from 1991 to 2005. The amount of this species peaked in different areas and were associated with distinct oceanographic conditions. Migratory species. They are often found in sea grass. Nesting grounds are usually crevices in rocky coral or reef points near to beaches (Summer and Spring). These are small (22 mm ML max.), muscular squids that occupy neritic waters often in association with small patch reefs and seagrass (Voss, 1953). In spite of the accessible habitat, the squid is rarely captured and little is known of its biology.

Mating

Lay 40-190 eggs per occasion, with a reproductive system of 2-3 years. Male and female adults usually die shortly after spawning and brooding.

References

^ Julian Finn (2016). "Pickfordiateuthis pulchella Voss, 1953". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ Voss, G.L. 1953. A new family, genus and species of myopsid squid from the Florida Keys. Bulletin of Marine Science of the Gulf and Caribbean 2(4): 602–609.

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Pickfordiateuthis pulchella, Grass squid: fisheries (sealifebase.ca)

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^ Costa de Araujo, Carolina (2 November 2017). "Distribution patterns of loliginid squid paralarvae in relation to the oceanographic features off the South Brazil Bight (22°–25°S)". Fisheries Oceanography. 27 (1): 63-75. doi:10.1111/fog.12238. Retrieved 6 March 2020.

[WoRMS-1] Julian Finn (2016). "Pickfordiateuthis pulchella Voss, 1953". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[2] Voss, G.L. 1953. A new family, genus and species of myopsid squid from the Florida Keys. Bulletin of Marine Science of the Gulf and Caribbean 2(4): 602–609.

[3] Costa de Araujo, Carolina (2 November 2017). "Distribution patterns of loliginid squid paralarvae in relation to the oceanographic features off the South Brazil Bight (22°–25°S)". Fisheries Oceanography. 27 (1): 63-75. doi:10.1111/fog.12238. Retrieved 6 March 2020.

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