Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1860
Atlantic giant squid
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Family:  Architeuthidae (giant squids)
Max. size:  2000 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 220 kg
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 200 - 1000 m
Distribution:  Cosmopolitan. Tropical to polar.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Shallow depth range of 200 m from Ref. 843.
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 28 April 2010 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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