Liocranchia reinhardti

It grows to 150 millimetres (6 inches) long and lives up to 1,000 metres (3,300 feet; 500 fathoms) deep. It is found worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters.

Liocranchia reinhardti
Drawing by A. Pollock from Report on the Cephalopoda collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Cranchiidae
Genus: Liocranchia
Species:
L. reinhardti
Binomial name
Liocranchia reinhardti
Synonyms
  • Fusocranchia alpha
    Joubin, 1920
  • Leachia reinhardti
    Steenstrup, 1856
  • Liocranchia brockii
    Pfeffer, 1884
  • Liocranchia elongata
    Issel, 1908
  • Liocranchia intermedia
    Robson, 1924

Liocranchia reinhardti is a deep sea squid.

References
  1. Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Liocranchia reinhardti". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: eT163218A9854345. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163218A985434.en. Downloaded on 27 February 2018.
  2. Julian Finn (2016). "Liocranchia reinhardti (Steenstrup, 1856)". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
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