Galiteuthis armata
| Armed cranch squid | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Coleoidea |
| Order: | Teuthida |
| Suborder: | Oegopsina |
| Family: | Cranchiidae |
| Genus: | Galiteuthis |
| Species: | G. armata |
| Binomial name | |
| Galiteuthis armata Joubin, 1898 | |
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Galiteuthis armata, the armed cranch squid, is a large species of glass squid. It reaches a mantle length of 61 cm.[1] The species is native to the Atlantic Ocean and has been recorded from Bermuda,[2] Canada, Namibia,[3] and Spain.[4]
References
- ↑ Roper, C.F.E. & P. Jereb 2010. Family Cranchiidae. In: P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper (eds.) Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 2. Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes No. 4, Vol. 2. FAO, Rome. pp. 148–178.
- ↑ Voss, G.L. 1960. Bermudan cephalopods. Fieldiana Zoology 39: 419–446.
- ↑ Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer & H.J. Boyer 1999. Field guide to the living marine resources of Namibia. FAO Species Identification Field Guide for Fishery Purposes, FAO, Rome.
- ↑ CephBase: Countries' Exclusive Economic Zones with Galiteuthis armata
- Akimushkin, I.I. 1965. Cephalopods of the seas of the U.S.S.R.. Israel Program for Scientific Translations, Washington, D.C..
External links
- "CephBase: Galiteuthis armata". Archived from the original on 2005.
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