Filippovia knipovitchi

Smooth hooked squid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Teuthida
Suborder: Oegopsina
Family: Onychoteuthidae
Genus: Filippovia
Bolstad, 2010
Species: F. knipovitchi
Binomial name
Filippovia knipovitchi
(Filippova, 1972)
Synonyms
  • Moroteuthis knipovitchi
    Filippova, 1972
  • Onykia knipovitchi
    (Filippova, 1972)

Filippovia knipovitchi, the smooth hooked squid, is a species of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae and the sole member of the genus Filippovia. It is found in the Antarctic and Atlantic Oceans, and reaches a mantle length of 35 cm.[1]

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