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Lepidoteuthis grimaldii, or Grimaldi's scale squid, is a large deep-sea squid found in the Atlantic Ocean named after Prince Albert I of Monaco. The species is notable for the dermal cushions or scale-like structures covering its mantle, a feature entirely unique among squid. Adults can reach mantle...
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Scale-like skin tubercles are rare among squids; strong taxonomic novelty.
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Pholidoteuthis boschmai is a scientific name historically used for the coffee bean scaled squid and currently treated in major marine taxonomic databases as a synonym of Pholidoteuthis massyae. It is an oceanic squid in the family Pholidoteuthidae, with an elongated mantle covered by small scales or...
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