Freshwater Squid . . .

. . . don't exist.
But because it's finger squid season in Texas, I've been reading up on the closest approximation to a freshwater squid: the Atlantic brief squid, Lolliguncula brevis. It's a pretty great name for a pretty great squid. The latin name just rolls off the tongue: lolly-gunk-you-lah. And "brief"? Like these? Oh wait, those are squid briefs, not brief squids . . .
I think the brief squid was named for its diminutive size.
read more


...

More on Sciencestage.com

    More on Wikipedia

      Related Videos

      • Clark Spoon Squid Saltwater & Freshwater Fishing Lure! ... Review ...
        Clark Spoon Squid Saltwater & Freshwater Fishing Lure! ... Review ... The James E Clark Spoon Squid Is a Great lure for catching all sorts of game fish ... if it eats bait fish you have a good chance of catching the fish on thi... From: GoProTabers Views: 588 4 ratings Time: 01:54 More in Sports
      • Challengecraft AL16 - Freshwater Squid
        Challengecraft AL16 - Freshwater Squid Welcome to Challengecraft, the let's play series where we take 2 random objectives and 3 random limits and try to play Minecraft. My current limits are: -[Ca... From: GameReaverdotca Views: 51 1 ratings Time: 22:28 More in Gaming
      • Icebergs in Freshwater Bay and Quidi Vidi St. John's Newfoundland
        Icebergs in Freshwater Bay and Quidi Vidi St. John's Newfoundland The two areas shown in this video are within a ten min drive from each other. This has been a good year for icebergs and the season is not over yet. Kind of ... From: Bob Kelland Views: 280 0 ratings Time: 01:34 More in Travel & Events
      • Fladen Maxxcatch Freshwater Carp & Match Baits
        Fladen Maxxcatch Freshwater Carp & Match Baits Fladen Maxxcatch New For 2012 presented by Neil Bryant Manager of the England International Boat Team and Ray Barron European Gold Medal Winner 2011. Top qua... From: RachaelBradwick Views: 485 0 ratings Time: 01:48 More in Sports
      • Red Squirrel At Golden Hill CP, Isle of Wight
        Red Squirrel At Golden Hill CP, Isle of Wight A Red Squirrel at Golden Hill Country Park, Freshwater, Isle of Wight on 10th December 2011. From: Stephen Plummer Views: 23 0 ratings Time: 00:37 More in Travel & Events
      • Squid in Loch Creran, West Scotland, shore diving
        Squid in Loch Creran, West Scotland, shore diving www.OxfordScubaDivers.com - Small/baby squid seen diving in Loch Creran in September 2011. This was a day dive, but as there was a halocline (fresh water mee... From: wahahey Views: 123 0 ratings Time: 01:10 More in Sports
      • Friendly Squirrel
        Friendly Squirrel A squirrel me and a couple of friends came across in Coyote Hills Regional Park. We had seen it around a dad and a daughter beforehand. We came back later and the squirrel was still around. From: PatriotIzzy Views: 64 4 ratings Time: 01:19 More in Pets & Animals
      • Freshwater-1.wmv
        Freshwater-1.wmv (Le texte en français suit langlais.) Source: Rural Development Network (RDN) / Réseau pour le développement rural (RDR). On March 2, 2010 the RDN held its 5... From: CRRNRCRR Views: 62 0 ratings Time: 09:31 More in Education
      • DON'T LET A SQUIRREL:be your pet
        DON'T LET A SQUIRREL:be your pet I'm kidding,squirrels are cute same with bats =)and this is something to make you laugh. From: mystuff789 Views: 130 0 ratings Time: 01:54 More in Entertainment
      • Red Squirrel v Magpie
        Red Squirrel v Magpie A red squirrel seeing off a magpie in my garden. Freshwater IoW. From: Terry Rawkins Views: 3311 4 ratings Time: 00:44 More in Entertainment
      • Squirrel eating a walnut
        Squirrel eating a walnut Squirrel eating a walnut. From: Wolfgang Views: 735 1 ratings Time: 00:22 More in Pets & Animals

      More on answers.yahoo.com

        More on Pubmed

          More on Answers.com