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Liguriella podophthalma
Liguriella podophthalma Issel, 1908
Bigeye cranch squid
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Family:  Cranchiidae (cranch squids), subfamily: Taoniinae
Max. size:  24.3 cm ML (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 1000 - 1500 m
Distribution:  Circumglobal. Tropical to sub-Antarctic waters.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Overall vertical distribution extends from subsurface waters to depths in excess of 1,000 to 1,500 m. Paralarvae and juveniles up to about 40 mm mantle length occur from subsurface depths to around 400 m, while older animals extend progressively deeper with growth. This ontogenetic descent extends to about 1,500 m where the largest specimen caught to date was a 243 mm mantle length subadult (Ref. 97142).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 02 May 2010 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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