Leachia sp. cranchiid squid
Description
It is a Leachia sp., probably female. See http://tolweb.org/Leachia/19544. To determine the species you would have to examine it under a dissecting scope. In the same family as the piglet squid
| Item Type: | Image |
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| Title: | Leachia sp. cranchiid squid |
| Creator(s): | Jones, D |
| Identification: | Vecchione, M |
| Date: | 23 July 2012 |
| Time: | 09:31:04 |
| Classification: | Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca (Molluscs) > Class Cephalopoda (Octopus & Squids) > Teuthida (Squid) > Cranchiidae (Bathyscaphoid squids) |
| Species: | Leachia sp. |
| Behaviour: | swimming |
| Site: | Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa |
| Site Description: | Seafloor |
| Depth (m): | 1159 |
| Latitude: | 10 deg 37' 23" S |
| Longitude: | 40 deg 50' 49" E |
| Countries: | East Africa > Mozambique |
| Rig: | Belford Dolphin |
| Project Partners: | Subsea 7 |
| ROV: | Subsea 7 |
| Keywords: | piglet squid glass squid |
| Deposited By: | Dr Daniel Jones |
| Deposited On: | 10 August 2012 |
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