Architeuthis dux, Atlantic giant squid

Architeuthis dux   Steenstrup, 1860

Atlantic giant squid

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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Cephalopoda | Teuthida | Architeuthidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

Batypelagisk; djupintervall 200 - 1000 m (Ref. 101089).  Deep-water; 70°N -

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Cosmopolitan. Tropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm 100.0  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2,000 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 122362); publicerad maxvikt: 220.0 kg (Ref. 101089)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

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

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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 referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

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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