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Giant Squid
Architeuthis dux Steenstrup
Kingdom: Animalia• Family: Architeuthidae• Order: Oegopsida
Giant squid usually refers to any large squid including Humboldt squid or sometimes even the Robust clubhook squid.
📌 Animals
*Giant squid (Architeuthis dux), a large deep ocean squid famous in pop culture and seafaring folklore
*Giant warty squid (Kondakovia longimana), a squid in the family Onychoteuthidae
📌 Other
*Giant Squid, a post-metal, progressive rock band
*Giant Squid, a video game development company, developers of Abzû
Quick Facts
Common Names:
Giant Squid
Class:
Cephalopoda
Data Completeness:
100%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
15
Countries
Top Locations
SE
2
CL
1
DK
1
ES
1
NO
1
Recent Observers
@christophercaine
@muonmo
@clinton
@judah_nat
@slapcin
@aucklandmuseum
First: 12/15/2005 · Latest: 7/29/2023
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