Sandalops melancholicus

Sandal-eyed squid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Teuthida
Family: Cranchiidae
Subfamily: Taoniinae
Genus: Sandalops
Chun, 1906
Species: S. melancholicus
Binomial name
Sandalops melancholicus
Chun, 1906
Synonyms
  • Uranoteuthis bilucifer
    Lu & Clarke, 1974

Sandalops melancholicus, the sandal-eyed squid, is a species of glass squid. It is known to reach a mantle length of 11 cm.

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