| Armed cranch squid | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Coleoidea |
| Order: | Teuthida |
| Suborder: | Oegopsina |
| Family: | Cranchiidae |
| Genus: | Galiteuthis |
| Species: | G. armata |
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Galiteuthis armata Joubin, 1898 |
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Galiteuthis armata, the armed cranch squid, is a large species of glass squid. It reaches a mantle length of 61 cm. The species is native to the Atlantic Ocean and has been recorded from Bermuda,Canada, Namibia, and Spain.