Lepidoteuthis grimaldii

Grimaldi scaled squid
Female (61.7 cm ML, 4.07 kg weight) from the Chatham Rise off New Zealand
Closeup of the overlapping dermal scales of the same specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Teuthida
Suborder: Oegopsina
Family: Lepidoteuthidae
Pfeffer, 1912
Genus: Lepidoteuthis
Joubin, 1895
Species: L. grimaldii
Binomial name
Lepidoteuthis grimaldii
Joubin, 1895

Lepidoteuthis grimaldii, also known as the Grimaldi scaled squid, is a large squid growing to 1 m in mantle length.[1] It is named after the Grimaldi family, reigning house of Monaco. Prince Albert I of Monaco was an amateur teuthologist who pioneered the study of deep sea squids by collecting the 'precious regurgitations' of sperm whales. The Grimaldi scaled squid was first collected from the stomach contents of a whale.[2]

See also

References

  1. Young, R.E. & M. Vecchione 2009. Lepidoteuthidae Pfeffer 1912. The Tree of Life Web Project.
  2. Albert 1er of Monaco. "Notes sur un Cachalot." Bulletin du Muséum d’histoire naturelle 1895, no. 8.

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