Galiteuthis armata

Galiteuthis armata, the armed cranch squid, is a large species of glass squid. It reaches a mantle length of 61 cm (24 in).^[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]

Armed cranch squid
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Oegopsida
Family:	Cranchiidae
Genus:	Galiteuthis
Species:	G. armata
Binomial name
Galiteuthis armata Joubin, 1898[2]
Synonyms[2]
Taonidium pfefferi Russell, 1909 Galiteuthis suhmi Chun, 1910