Bush-club Squid - Definition

Bush-club Squid

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Teuthida
Family:	Batoteuthidae Young and Roper, 1968
Genus:	Batoteuthis Young and Roper, 1968
Species:	B. skolops

Binomial name

Batoteuthis skolops
Young and Roper, 1968

Bush-club Squid (Batoteuthis skolops) is the single rare species in genus Batoteuthis, which is the only genus in family Batoteuthidae. The squid is found in Antarctic waters, and reaches a length of 27 cm or more.

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