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Chiroteuthis imperator

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Species of squid

Chiroteuthis imperator
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Chiroteuthidae
Genus: Chiroteuthis
Species: C. imperator
Binomial name
Chiroteuthis imperator
Chun, 1908

Chiroteuthis imperator, or the emperor squid, is a species of chiroteuthid squid. It lives off the coast of Sumatra in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.. It grows to a mantle length of 30 cm (12 in), and has incredibly long arms which give it a total length of probably 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)..

References

  1. Chiroteuthis (Chirothauma) imperator - Hierarchy - The Taxonomicon Archived 2010-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Chiroteuthis (Chirothauma) imperator - Properties - The Taxonomicon Archived January 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
Taxon identifiers
Chiroteuthis imperator


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