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 |
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 (12 in), and has incredibly long arms which give it a total length of probably 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in).[citation needed].