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First record of the giant squid Architeuthis sp. (Architeuthidae) in the Mediterranean Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2000

María González ,
Manuel Fernández-Casado ,
Ma. del Pilar Rodríguez ,
Antonio Segura  and
Juan Jesús Martín
María González
Affiliation:
IEO, Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga, Puerto Pesquero s/n, Apartado 285, 29640 Fuengirola, Spain
Manuel Fernández-Casado
Affiliation:
Aula del Mar, Avenida Manuel Agustín Heredia 35, Málaga, Spain
Ma. del Pilar Rodríguez
Affiliation:
Aula del Mar, Avenida Manuel Agustín Heredia 35, Málaga, Spain
Antonio Segura
Affiliation:
Aula del Mar, Avenida Manuel Agustín Heredia 35, Málaga, Spain
Juan Jesús Martín
Affiliation:
Aula del Mar, Avenida Manuel Agustín Heredia 35, Málaga, Spain
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Abstract

The stranding of a female specimen of the genus Architeuthis, a species not previously recorded in the Mediterranean Sea, is reported from the southern Spanish coast (Alboran Sea, western Mediterranean). The geographical distribution of the species is discussed.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 80 , Issue 4 , August 2000 , pp. 745 - 746
Copyright
2000 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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