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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 June 2001

M.B. Santos
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen, Tillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen, AB24 2TZ, Scotland
G.J. Pierce
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen, Tillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen, AB24 2TZ, Scotland
A.F. González
Affiliation:
ECOBIOMAR, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (CSIC), Eduardo Cabello 6, 36208 Vigo, Spain
F. Santos
Affiliation:
Pescadería Ardora, Marqués de Quintanar no. 10, 36300 Bayona, Spain
M.A. Vázquez
Affiliation:
Pescadería Ardora, Marqués de Quintanar no. 10, 36300 Bayona, Spain
M.A. Santos
Affiliation:
Pescadería Ardora, Marqués de Quintanar no. 10, 36300 Bayona, Spain
M.A. Collins
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen, Tillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen, AB24 2TZ, Scotland

Abstract

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.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
2001 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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