Joubin's Squid

Joubin's Squid

Taxobox
name = Joubin's Squid
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Cephalopoda
subclassis = Coleoidea
ordo = Teuthida
subordo = Oegopsina
familia = Joubiniteuthidae
familia_authority = Naef, 1922
genus = "Joubiniteuthis"
genus_authority = Berry, 1920
species = "J. portieri"
binomial = "Joubiniteuthis portieri"
binomial_authority = (Joubin, 1916)
synonyms =
*"Valdemaria danae"
Joubin, 1931

Joubin's Squid ("Joubiniteuthis portieri") is a rare, small squid found in both the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean and in rare cases, the Indian Ocean. It is known to reach a mantle length of 9 cm.

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