''Galiteuthis armata'', the armed cranch squid, is a large species of

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. It reaches a mantle length of 61 cm. The species is native to the

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and has been recorded from

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,Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer & H.J. Boyer 1999. ''Field guide to the living marine resources of Namibia''. FAO Species Identification Field Guide for Fishery Purposes, FAO, Rome. and

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. Armed cranch squids often appear to have bloated bodies, short arms, with thin but muscular mantles. They also contain large buoyancy chambers.

References

* Akimushkin, I.I. 1965. ''Cephalopods of the seas of the U.S.S.R.''. Israel Program for Scientific Translations, Washington, D.C..

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