FIRST RECORD OF A GIANT SQUID Architeuthis sp STEENSTRUP, 1857 (CEPHALOPODA, ARCHITEUTHIDAE) IN BRAZILIAN WATERS.

Authors

  • Carlos Alberto ARFELLI Scientific Researcher - Seção de Biologia Pesqueira - Divisão de Pesca Marí­­tima - Instituto de Pesca - CPA/SAA- CNPq scholarship holder
  • Alberto Ferreira de AMORIM Scientific Researcher - Seção de Biologia Pesqueira - Divisão de Pesca Marí­­tima - Instituto de Pesca - CPA/SAA
  • Acácio Ribeiro Gomes de TOMÁS Scientific Researcher - Seção de Biologia Pesqueira - Divisão de Pesca Marí­­tima - Instituto de Pesca - CPA/SAA

Keywords:

giant squid, Architeuthidae, Brazil, first record

Abstract

A dying specimen of giant squid of the genus Architeuthis Steenstrup, 1857 was found by Imaipesca longliner in September 1989 floating off Santa Catarina State (27o24'S í  45o37'W) in an area corresponding to a bottom depth of 3,400 m. The specimen was a female with a mantle length of 151 cm and weight of 91 kg (without tentacles) and is preserved in formalin at the Instituto de Pesca in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil.

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Published

2018-09-04

Issue

Vol. 18 No. único (1991): BOLETIM DO INSTITUTO DE PESCA

Section

Scientific Article

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