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First recorded specimen of the giant squid Architeuthis sp. in Portugal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2005

João Pereira ,
Rui Rosa ,
Ana Moreno ,
Miguel Henriques ,
João Sendão  and
Teresa C. Borges
João Pereira
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigação das Pescas e do Mar, IPIMAR, Avenida de Brasília, 1449-006 Lisboa, Portugal
Rui Rosa
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigação das Pescas e do Mar, IPIMAR, Avenida de Brasília, 1449-006 Lisboa, Portugal
Ana Moreno
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigação das Pescas e do Mar, IPIMAR, Avenida de Brasília, 1449-006 Lisboa, Portugal
Miguel Henriques
Affiliation:
Museu Oceanográfico, Parque Natural da Arrábida, Praça da República 2900-587 Setúbal, Portugal
João Sendão
Affiliation:
Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of the Algarve, FCMA, Campus de Gambelas, 8000-117 Faro, Portugal
Teresa C. Borges
Affiliation:
Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of the Algarve, FCMA, Campus de Gambelas, 8000-117 Faro, Portugal
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Abstract

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The first occurrence of a giant squid Architeuthis sp. specimen in Portuguese waters is noted and another reference set of biological and biometrical data provided which may in future be used in conjunction with others to further elucidate important aspects of the identity, biology and ecology of the species. The fact that the specimen is a male is relevant, since males have been much less frequent in the reports in the scientific literature than have females. Additionally, this is the most southerly report of a male known to have occurred in the Atlantic Ocean.

Type
Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 85 , Issue 1 , February 2005 , pp. 175 - 176
Copyright
2005 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom