Robust Clubhook Squid

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iRobust Clubhook Squid

Photograph of a dying Moroteuthis robusta, originally identified as Architeuthis dux (the giant squid).

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	Coleoidea
Order:	Teuthida
Suborder:	Oegopsina
Family:	Onychoteuthidae
Genus:	Moroteuthis
Species:	M. robusta

Binomial name

Moroteuthis robusta
(Verrill, 1876)

Synonyms

Moroteuthis robustus
Verrill, 1876
Ommastrephes robusta
Verrill, 1876
Lestoteuthis robusta
Verrill, 1880
Ancistroteuthis robusta
Steenstrup, 1882
Moroteuthis japonica
Taki, 1964
Moroteuthis pacifica
Okutani, 1983

The Robust Clubhook Squid (Moroteuthis robusta) is a species of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae. It is the third largest species of squid after the colossal squid and giant squid, reaching a mantle length of 2 m.^[1]