Species Range Shifts Due to Environmental Changes in Scaled Squid, Pholidoteuthis massyae and Bathyal Octopus, Muusoctopus eureka

Authors

Vladimir Laptikhovsky, Falkland Islands Fisheries Department; Shallow Marine Surveys Group
Alexander Arkhipkin, Falkland Islands Fisheries Department
Paul Brickle, Falkland Islands Fisheries Department; Shallow Marine Surveys Group
Sarah Hearne, Falkland Islands Fisheries Department
Karen L. Neely, Shallow Marine Surveys GroupFollow

ORCID

0000-0003-0934-3256

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Marine Biodiversity Records

ISSN

1755-2672

Publication Date

12-2011

Keywords

Muusoctopus eureka, Pholidoteuthis massyae, Distribution

Abstract

A mesopelagic scaled squid, Pholidoteuthis massyae, was found for the first time in the south-west Atlantic, and an epi-mesobathyal octopus, Muusoctopus eureka, was found in shallow waters of the Falkland Islands almost a century after its last record there. These new records are tentatively attributed to recent climatic changes in oceanic waters of the southern hemisphere. Deimatic behaviour was recorded for the first time in an inkless octopus.

DOI

10.1017/S1755267210001053

Volume

4

First Page

e34

Comments

©Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2011

NSUWorks Citation

Vladimir Laptikhovsky, Alexander Arkhipkin, Paul Brickle, Sarah Hearne, and Karen L. Neely. 2011. Species Range Shifts Due to Environmental Changes in Scaled Squid, Pholidoteuthis massyae and Bathyal Octopus, Muusoctopus eureka .Marine Biodiversity Records : e34 . https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_facarticles/952.