A Compilation of Recent Records of the Giant Squid,Architeuthis dux(Steenstrup, 1857) (Cephalopoda) from the Western North Atlantic Ocean, Newfoundland to the Gulf of Mexico

2015/02/27 by Clyde F. E. Roper, Heather Judkins, Nancy A. Voss +5 · 9 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Cephalopods and Marine Biology #Isotope Analysis in Ecology #Marine animal studies overview

paper · doi:10.4003/006.033.0116

openalex publication_date 2015/02/27 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

Abstract

This report provides information on 28 specimens of the giant squid, Architeuthis dux (Steenstrup 1857), discovered in the western North Atlantic Ocean between Newfoundland and the Gulf of Mexico. Some specimens have been reported in the press or popular literature, but others are recorded herein for the first time. Nominal architeuthid species are provided as well as tables listing repositories of types of nominal species, and repositories of non-type specimens from the study area. An extensive list of references of pertinent regional literature is provided, and recommendations for fixation and preservation are described.

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