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Asperoteuthis nesisi

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Order
  
Teuthida

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Phylum
  
Subclass
  
Coleoidea

Suborder
  
Oegopsina

Rank
  
Species

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Asperoteuthis, Asperoteuthis acanthoderma, Chiroteuthidae, Mastigoteuthis, Chiroteuthis

Asperoteuthis nesisi is a chiroteuthid squid of the genus Asperoteuthis. It is native to the waters off South Georgia and, more generally, the Southwest Atlantic. Asperoteuthis nesisi has a thin mantle and arms, and peculiar integumental tubercles on its head and mantle. The largest arm suckers possess twelve to fourteen sharp, triangular teeth.

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Asperoteuthis nesisi Wikipedia


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