Planctoteuthis danae, or Dana's Chiroteutid squid, is a species of chiroteuthid squid. It is distinguished from further members of Planctoteuthis by a fin length greater than half of the mantle. During the paralarval stage, the species occurs in depths of 200–300 m (660–980 ft), progressing to 200–800 m (660–2,620 ft) at 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in) ML; larger specimens have been captured from 700 m (2,300 ft) to in excess of 1,000 m (3,300 ft). The type locality of P. danae is in the Gulf of Panama, and it has also been recorded from the eastern Pacific Ocean and North Atlantic Ocean.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Chiroteuthidae |
| Genus: | Planctoteuthis |
| Species: | P. danae
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References edit
- ^ Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Planctoteuthis danae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163257A990670. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163257A990670.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Planctoteuthis danae Joubin, 1931". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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