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The colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) is the world’s largest squid species and the world’s largest mollusc.It belongs to the Cranchiidae family, that of the cockatoo squids or glass squids.
The giant squid is widespread, occurring in all of the world's oceans. It is usually found near continental and island slopes from the North Atlantic Ocean, especially Newfoundland, Norway, the northern British Isles, Spain and the oceanic islands of the Azores and Madeira, to the South Atlantic around southern Africa, the North Pacific around Japan, and the southwestern Pacific around New ...
The giant squid (Architeuthis dux, pictured) was for a long time thought to be the largest extant cephalopod. It is now known that the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) attains an even greater maximum size. The giant squid seen here measured 9.24 m (30.3 ft) in total length and had a mantle length of 1.79 m (5.9 ft).
The giant squid nevertheless remains a rarely encountered animal, especially considering its wide distribution and large size, [60] with Richard Ellis writing that "each giant squid that washes up or is taken from the stomach of a sperm whale is still an occasion for a teuthological celebration".
The colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) is the largest squid in the world, growing 33 feet long and weighing 1,000 pounds. According to scientists at MBARI, we have more insight into the ...
The colossal squid has the largest beak among living cephalopods, [27] with a lower rostral length around twice that of the giant squid. [28] Material cited – Original specimen material that was recovered or observed. "Entire" encompasses all more-or-less complete specimens.
The strawberry squid (Histioteuthis heteropsis) is much smaller than the giant squid. It reaches around eight inches in length (about the length of a large banana.) Other common names include the ...
The Humboldt squid is the largest of the Ommastrephid squids, as some individuals may grow to 1.5 m (5 ft) in mantle length [17] [18] and weigh up to 50 kg (110 lb). [8] They appear to be sexually dimorphic : on average the females mature at larger sizes than the males. [ 19 ]