The giant squid Architeuthis dux is a species of deep-ocean dwelling squid in the family Architeuthidae. The mantle of the giant squid is about 2 m long, and the length of the squid excluding its tentacles rarely exceeds 5 m. Claims of specimens measuring 20 m or more have not been scientifically documented. And it is dicovered by a Japanese research team in 2004.
Animalia (Kingdom); Mollusca (Phylum); Cephalopoda (Class); Coleoidea (Subclass); Decapodiformes (Superorder); Oegopsida (Order); Architeuthoidea (Superfamily); Architeuthidae (Family); Architeuthis (Genus); Architeuthis dux (Species)
Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857
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