Biology:Chiroteuthis imperator
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Short description: Species of squid
Chiroteuthis imperator | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Chiroteuthidae |
Genus: | Chiroteuthis |
Species: | C. imperator
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Binomial name | |
Chiroteuthis imperator Chun, 1908[1]
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Chiroteuthis imperator, or the emperor squid is a species of chiroteuthid squid. It lives off the coast of Sumatra in the Indo-Pacific Ocean..[2] It grows to a mantle length of 30 cm, and has incredibly long arms which give it a total length of probably 1,6m.[citation needed].
References
Wikidata ☰ Q2161134 entry