Galiteuthis armata explained

Galiteuthis armata, the armed cranch squid, is a large species of glass squid. It reaches a mantle length of 61cm (24inches).^[1] The species is native to the Atlantic Ocean and has been recorded from Bermuda,^[2] Canada, Namibia,^[3] and Spain.^[4] Armed cranch squids often appear to have bloated bodies, short arms, with thin but muscular mantles. They also contain large buoyancy chambers.^[5]

References

• Akimushkin, I.I. 1965. Cephalopods of the seas of the U.S.S.R.. Israel Program for Scientific Translations, Washington, D.C..

Notes and References

1. Roper, C.F.E. & P. Jereb 2010. Family Cranchiidae. In: P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper (eds.) Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 2. Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes No. 4, Vol. 2. FAO, Rome. pp. 148–178.
2. Voss, G.L. 1960. Bermudan cephalopods. Fieldiana Zoology 39: 419–446.
3. Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer & H.J. Boyer 1999. Field guide to the living marine resources of Namibia. FAO Species Identification Field Guide for Fishery Purposes, FAO, Rome.
4. Web site: CephBase: Countries' Exclusive Economic Zones with Galiteuthis armata . 2007-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041107162221/http://www.cephbase.utmb.edu/biogeo/eez.cfm?CephID=442 . 2004-11-07 . dead .
5. Piatkowski, Uwe. Diekmann, Rabea . amp . April 2005. A short note on the cephlapods sampled in the Angola Basin during the DIVA-1 expedition . Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 5. 227–230 . 10.1016/j.ode.2004.11.007.