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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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Lepidoteuthis grimaldii, called the Grimaldi scaled squid, is a large deep-water squid with scale-like tubercles on its skin. It is placed in the family Lepidoteuthidae and has been recorded from the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans. Its body surface distinguishes it from many other oceanic squids,...
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