Chiroteuthis imperator
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Chiroteuthidae |
| Genus: | Chiroteuthis |
| Species: | C. imperator
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| Chiroteuthis imperator | |
Chiroteuthis imperator, or the emperor squid, is a species of chiroteuthid squid. It lives off the coast of Sumatra in the Indo-Pacific Ocean..[2] It grows to a mantle length of 30 cm (12 in), and has incredibly long arms which give it a total length of probably 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)..
References
- ^ Chiroteuthis (Chirothauma) imperator - Hierarchy - The Taxonomicon Archived 2010-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Chiroteuthis (Chirothauma) imperator - Properties - The Taxonomicon Archived January 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine