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The colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) is the world’s largest squid species and the world’s largest mollusk.It belongs to the Cranchiidae family, that of the cockatoo squids or glass squids.
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 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 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.
Reaching a mantle length of 2 m (6.6 ft) [8] it is the largest member of its family and one of the largest of all cephalopods. The largest specimen with reliable catch data was found in the Bering Sea, a male with a total length of 3.72 m (12.2 ft) and weighing 41.73 kg (92.0 lb). [9] The tentacular clubs are slender, containing 15–18 club hooks.
A 7 m (23 ft) giant squid, the second largest of all invertebrates, encased in ice in the Melbourne Aquarium. Both the largest mollusks and the largest of all invertebrates (in terms of mass) are the largest squids. The colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) is projected to be the largest invertebrate. [241]
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 ...
Moroteuthopsis longimana, also known as Kondakovia longimana, [citation needed] the giant warty squid or longarm octopus squid, [3] is a large species of hooked squid. It attains a mantle length of at least 85 cm and probably over 1.15 m. [3] The largest complete specimen of this species, measuring 2.3 m in total length, was found in Antarctica ...