Galiteuthis armata, the armed cranch squid, is a large species of glass squid. It reaches a mantle length of 61 cm.[3] The species is native to the Atlantic Ocean and has been recorded from Bermuda,[4] Canada, Namibia,[5] and Spain.[6] Armed cranch squids often appear to have bloated bodies, short arms, with thin but muscular mantles. They also contain large buoyancy chambers.[7]
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. Armed cranch squids often appear to have bloated bodies, short arms, with thin but muscular mantles. They also contain large buoyancy chambers.
Galiteuthis armata is een soort in de taxonomische indeling van de inktvissen, een klasse dieren die tot de stam der weekdieren (Mollusca) behoort. De inktvis komt enkel in zout water voor en is in staat om van kleur te veranderen. Hij beweegt zich voort door water in zijn mantel te pompen en het er via de sifon weer krachtig uit te persen. De inktvis is een carnivoor en zijn voedsel bestaat voornamelijk uit vis, krabben, kreeften en weekdieren die ze met de zuignappen op hun grijparmen vangen.
De inktvis komt uit het geslacht Galiteuthis en behoort tot de familie Cranchiidae. Galiteuthis armata werd in 1898 beschreven door Joubin.[1]
Bronnen, noten en/of referentiesGaliteuthis armata é uma espécie de molusco pertencente à família Cranchiidae.
A autoridade científica da espécie é Joubin, tendo sido descrita no ano de 1898.
Trata-se de uma espécie presente no território português, incluindo a zona económica exclusiva.[1]
Galiteuthis armata é uma espécie de molusco pertencente à família Cranchiidae.
A autoridade científica da espécie é Joubin, tendo sido descrita no ano de 1898.
Trata-se de uma espécie presente no território português, incluindo a zona económica exclusiva.