Cycloteuthis sirventi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Cycloteuthidae |
Genus: | Cycloteuthis |
Species: | C. sirventi
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Binomial name | |
Cycloteuthis sirventi |
Cycloteuthis sirventi, commonly known as Sirvent's disc-fin squid,[2] is a species of squid in the family Cycloteuthidae, of which it is the most common. It is possible that C. akimushkini is a junior synonym of C. sirventi. The species occurs in the tropical to polar western Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum mantle length of 500mm.