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Gulf Bobtail

Rossia bullisi G.L.Voss, 1956

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Names

EnglishGulf Bobtail
Dutch—
SpanishCalamar de arrecife
Chinese布氏柔氏鲗
Scientific nameRossia bullisi G.L.Voss, 1956

About this species

Rossia bullisi, also known as the Gulf bobtail squid, is a species of bobtail squid native to the tropical western Atlantic Ocean, specifically the northern Gulf of Mexico and Straits of Florida.

R. bullisi grows to 45 mm in mantle length.

The type specimen was collected in the Gulf of Mexico and is deposited at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassCephalopoda
OrderSepiida
FamilySepiolidae
GenusRossia

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