A giant squid (Architeuthis dux) off Reunion Island, western Indian Ocean: the greatest giant ever?

TY - JOUR

T1 - A giant squid (Architeuthis dux) off Reunion Island, western Indian Ocean: the greatest giant ever?

AU - Romanov, Evgeny V.

AU - Jaquemet, Sebastien

AU - Puetz, Lara

PY - 2018/12/1

Y1 - 2018/12/1

N2 - A freshly dead individual of the giant squid Architeuthis dux, presumably mutilated by a predator of bigger or comparable size, is reported from the south-western Indian Ocean in proximity to Reunion Island. The species was identified from body and beak morphology and validated genetically. The dorsal mantle length (DML) estimated from beak measurements (lower rostral length, LRL) varied between 2153 and 3060 mm depending on the allometric equation used. The Architeuthis dux individual described here is the biggest giant squid ever reported for the region.

AB - A freshly dead individual of the giant squid Architeuthis dux, presumably mutilated by a predator of bigger or comparable size, is reported from the south-western Indian Ocean in proximity to Reunion Island. The species was identified from body and beak morphology and validated genetically. The dorsal mantle length (DML) estimated from beak measurements (lower rostral length, LRL) varied between 2153 and 3060 mm depending on the allometric equation used. The Architeuthis dux individual described here is the biggest giant squid ever reported for the region.

U2 - 10.1017/s0025315417001588

DO - 10.1017/s0025315417001588

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0025-3154

VL - 98

SP - 2087

EP - 2093

JO - Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

JF - Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

IS - 8

ER -