Smooth Hooked Squid
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The Smooth Hooked Squid (Filippovia knipovitchi) is a species of squid
in the family Onychoteuthidae and the sole member of the genus Filippovia. It is found in the Antarctic and Atlantic Ocean
s, and reaches a mantle
length of 35 cm.
Squid
Squid are cephalopods of the order Teuthida, which comprises around 300 species. Like all other cephalopods, squid have a distinct head, bilateral symmetry, a mantle, and arms. Squid, like cuttlefish, have eight arms arranged in pairs and two, usually longer, tentacles...
in the family Onychoteuthidae and the sole member of the genus Filippovia. It is found in the Antarctic and Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
s, and reaches a mantle
Mantle (mollusc)
The mantle is a significant part of the anatomy of molluscs: it is the dorsal body wall which covers the visceral mass and usually protrudes in the form of flaps well beyond the visceral mass itself.In many, but by no means all, species of molluscs, the epidermis of the mantle secretes...
length of 35 cm.