Best Chiroteuthidae
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Grimalditeuthis bonplandi is a deep-sea chiroteuthid squid remarkable for tentacle clubs that entirely lack suckers and hooks, possibly used to lure prey by movement.
Chiroteuthis veranyi is a whiplash squid of the Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea, notable for its long slender body and greatly elongated, whip-like tentacles.
Asperoteuthis acanthoderma is a deep-sea chiroteuthid squid distinguished by small spiny skin tubercles, a feature reflected in its name meaning rough-skinned.
Chiroteuthis picteti is a deep-sea chiroteuthid squid of the Atlantic Ocean, characterized by a slender elongated body, long tentacles, and small mantle photophores.
Batoteuthis skolops is a rare deepwater squid of Antarctic waters and the sole member of family Batoteuthidae, known from only a small number of collected specimens.
