Cephalopod remains from a sperm whale caught off Vigo, Spain

1974/11/01 by M. R. Clarke, N. MacLeod · 7 citations
Environmental Science · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Marine animal studies overview #Cephalopods and Marine Biology #Marine and fisheries research

paper · doi:10.1017/s0025315400057684

openalex publication_date 1974/11/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/19

Abstract

A small collection of cephalopod beaks from the stomach of a sperm whale caught off Vigo is described, identified and the weight of cephalopods represented is estimated. Comparisons are made with a similar collection previously described from a whale caught off Madeira.

Citations

• A Review of the Systematics and Ecology of Oceanic Squids
• XI.—The Species of Architeuthis Inhabiting the North Atlantic

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