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Uroteuthis pickfordae

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Uroteuthis pickfordae is a small inshore squid in the family Loliginidae. It is also known by the taxonomic name Doryteuthis pickfordae and by the common name Siboga squid. Available records place the species in Indo-Pacific waters, including the region around Flores, Indonesia, where it occurs in coastal marine habitats. It is a member of the loliginid squids, a family that includes several commercially used inshore species.

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What is another scientific name for Uroteuthis pickfordae?

Uroteuthis pickfordae is also known by the taxonomic name Doryteuthis pickfordae. It is commonly called the Siboga squid.

What kind of animal is Uroteuthis pickfordae?

It is a small inshore squid in the family Loliginidae. Records place it in Indo-Pacific waters, including the region around Flores, Indonesia.

Where has the Siboga squid been recorded?

Available records place it in Indo-Pacific waters, including waters around Flores in Indonesia. It is an inshore species rather than a large open-ocean squid.

Is Uroteuthis pickfordae a cuttlefish?

No, it is a squid in the family Loliginidae. The name Uroteuthis pickfordae refers to a small inshore squid, not a cuttlefish or bobtail squid.

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