Scientific name Lepidoteuthis grimaldii Higher classification Lepidoteuthis Order Squid | Suborder Oegopsina Rank Species Subclass Coleoidea | |
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Family LepidoteuthidaePfeffer, 1912 Genus LepidoteuthisJoubin, 1895 Similar Squid, Pholidoteuthis, Cycloteuthidae, Joubiniteuthis portieri, Octopoteuthidae | ||
Lepidoteuthis grimaldii, also known as the Grimaldi scaled squid, is a large squid growing to 1 m in mantle length. It is named after the Grimaldi family, reigning house of Monaco. Prince Albert I of Monaco was an amateur teuthologist who pioneered the study of deep sea squids by collecting the 'precious regurgitations' of sperm whales. The Grimaldi scaled squid was first collected from the stomach contents of a whale.
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