First record of Taningia danae (Cephalopoda: Octopoteuthidae) in the Mediterranean Sea

• Autores: Enric Massutí Sureda, Khaled Fliti, B. Guijarro, Wahid Refes, Antoni Quetglas Conti
• Localización: Scientia Marina, ISSN 0214-8358, Vol. 70, Nº. 1, 2006, págs. 153-155
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The capture of a specimen of the oceanic cephalopod Taningia danae Joubin, 1931, caught during a bottom trawl survey carried out off the Algerian coast, is reported for the first time in the Mediterranean Sea. The individual, which was taken at 385-395 m depth, was a juvenile with a 55.6 mm mantle length and age of 132 days. This finding is important as there are few worldwide records of this species.