First record of an adult Taningia danae (Cephalopoda: Octopoteuthidae) in the Canary Islands (central-east Atlantic)

Remains of an adult specimen of the poorly known oceanic cephalopod, Taningia danae Joubin, 1931 were found floating in the south-western waters of Tenerife. Here we report for the first time an adult stage of the species in the Canary Islands. The remains, with a total weight of 21.169 kg, presumab...

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Main Author: Escánez, Alejandro (author)
Other Authors: Perales-Raya, Catalina (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/4473
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.uac.pt:10400.3/4473