Liocranchia reinhardti is a deep sea squid.
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| Drawing by A. Pollock from Report on the Cephalopoda collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Cranchiidae |
| Genus: | Liocranchia |
| Species: | L. reinhardti
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| Liocranchia reinhardti (Steenstrup, 1856)[2]
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It grows to 150 millimetres (6 inches) long and lives up to 1,000 metres (3,300 feet; 500 fathoms) deep. It is found worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters.
References
edit- ^ Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Liocranchia reinhardti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163218A985434. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163218A985434.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Liocranchia reinhardti (Steenstrup, 1856)". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
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