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

Authors
Gonzalez, M Fernandez-Casado, M Rodriguez, MD Segura, A Martin, JJ
Citation
M. Gonzalez et al., First record of the giant squid Architeuthis sp (Architeuthidae) in the Mediterranean Sea, J MARINE BI, 80(4), 2000, pp. 745-746
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Aquatic Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
ISSN journal
00253154 → ACNP
Volume
80
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
745 - 746
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-3154(200008)80:4<745:FROTGS>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The stranding of a female specimen of the genus Architeuthis, a species not previously recorded in the Mediterranean Sea, is reported from the souther n Spanish coast (Alboran Sea, western Mediterranean). The geographical dist ribution of the species is discussed.