| Joubin's Squid | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Coleoidea |
| Order: | Teuthida |
| Suborder: | Oegopsina |
| Family: | Joubiniteuthidae Naef, 1922 |
| Genus: | Joubiniteuthis Berry, 1920 |
| Species: | J. portieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Joubiniteuthis portieri (Joubin, 1916) |
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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. The species is named after Louis Joubin, a French zoologist. It is known to reach a mantle length of 9 cm.