2004/01/01 by Steve O’Shea · 4 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Cephalopods and Marine Biology #Marine Biology and Ecology Research #Marine and fisheries research
paper · doi:10.1080/03014223.2004.9518353
openalex publication_date 2004/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
Abstract Haliphron atlanticus Steenstrup, 1861 (= Alloposus mollis Verrill, 1880) is reported from New Zealand waters on the basis of a single specimen of giant proportions caught recently by fisheries trawl off the eastern Chatham Rise. This specimen, possibly the largest known of this species and of all octopods, proves to be the first validated record of Haliphron from the South Pacific. Although extensively damaged, details of its morphology and anatomy are described.