Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Batoteuthis skolops Higher classification Batoteuthis Order Squid | Suborder Oegopsina Phylum Mollusca Rank Species | |
Family Batoteuthidae
Young & Roper, 1968 Genus Batoteuthis
Young & Roper, 1968 Similar Cycloteuthidae, Lycoteuthidae, Squid, Joubiniteuthis portieri, Octopoteuthidae | ||
Batoteuthis skolops, the bush-club squid, 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 mantle length of at least 350 mm. Some features of this creature are a small head, a long tail and a very peculiar tentacle with six series of suckers on the club.
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