''Brachioteuthis beanii'' is a species of squid in the family

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, that lives in

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environments. Its young are 1.2 mm in length.

Distribution and habitat

Its range is in the Western Atlantic, near

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and the

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. It lives at depths of 0 to 860 meters, with young hanging out by the surface from 0 to 200 meters deep, and individuals having a mating behavior 5 to 60 meters above the ocean floor.

Conservation

''Brachioteuthis beanii'' has no specific threats, and inhabits a wide range in areas where human impact does not have much effect. It is considered as "

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" by the

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1968091 Squid Cephalopods described in 1881 Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean