Lolliguncula brevis, or the Atlantic brief squid, is a small species of squid in the Loliginidae family. They are found in shallow parts of the western Atlantic Ocean, through Rio de la Plata, Argentina, as far as the Bay of Fundy. The average female Atlantic brief squid is 11 cm long and the average male is 9 cm. The maximum mantle length ever recorded was 12 cm.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Atlantic brief squid being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Cephalopoda
- Order
- Myopsida
- Family
- Loliginidae
- Genus
- Lolliguncula
- Species
- Lolliguncula brevis
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