First records of Taningia danae (Cephalopoda: Octopoteuthidae) in Galician waters (north-west Spain) and in Scottish waters (UK)

Biological data are presented on two specimens of Taningia danae , an adult female caught by a trawler in Galician waters (north-west Spain) and a juvenile caught in a deep-water research trawl in Scottish waters (UK). The species has not previously been recorded in either area, although its presenc...

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Published in:Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Main Authors: Santos, M. B., Pierce, G. J., González, A. F., Santos, F., Vázquez, M. A., Santos, M. A., Collins, M. A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2001
Subjects:
Sperm whale
Online Access:https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/53045/
https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/53045/1/3868.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315401003903
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Summary:Biological data are presented on two specimens of Taningia danae , an adult female caught by a trawler in Galician waters (north-west Spain) and a juvenile caught in a deep-water research trawl in Scottish waters (UK). The species has not previously been recorded in either area, although its presence has been inferred from beaks found in sperm whale stomach contents.

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