Architeuthis dux, Atlantic giant squid

Architeuthis dux   Steenstrup, 1860

Atlantic giant squid

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Cephalopoda | Teuthida | Architeuthidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Bathypelagic; depth range 200 - 1000 m (Ref. 101089).  Deep-water; 70°N -

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Cosmopolitan. Tropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 100.0  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2,000 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122362); max. published weight: 220.0 kg (Ref. 101089)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Shallow depth range of 200 m from Ref. 843. Also found in continental shelf (Ref. 110525).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

During copulation, male injects its sperm directly into the arms of females (Ref. 101081). Females spawn only once and die after (Ref. 101089).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Turgeon, D.D., J.F. Quinn Jr., A.E. Bogan, E.V. Coan, F.G. Hochberg, W.G. Lyons, P.M. Mikkelsen, R.J. Neves, C.F.E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F.G. Thompson, M. Vecchione and J.D. Willams. 1998. (Ref. 1667)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 28 April 2010

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 1.4 - 14.1, mean 5.8 (based on 419 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.

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