Filippovia knipovitchi

{{Short description|Species of squid}}

{{Speciesbox

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Barratt, I. |author2=Allcock, L. |date=2014 |title=Filippovia knipovitchi |volume=2014 |page=e.T163275A992940 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163275A992940.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

| genus = Filippovia

| parent_authority = Bolstad, 2010

| species = knipovitchi

| authority = (Filippova, 1972){{cite WoRMS |author= Philippe Bouchet |year= 2018|title=Filippovia knipovitchi (Filippova, 1972)|id=550403|accessdate=17 March 2018|db=MolluscaBase}}

| 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.[http://www.sealifebase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=57306&lang=English SeaLifeBase: Moroteuthis knipovitchi]

References

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  • Bolstad, K.S.R. 2010. Systematics of the Onychoteuthidae Gray, 1847 (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida). Zootaxa 2696: 1–186. [http://mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/z02696p186f.pdf Preview]