List of giant squid specimens and sightings (20th century)

This list of giant squid specimens and sightings from the 20th century is a comprehensive timeline of human encounters with members of the genus Architeuthis, popularly known as giant squid. It includes animals that were caught by fishermen, found washed ashore, recovered (in whole or in part) from sperm whales and other predatory species, as well as those reliably sighted at sea. The list also covers specimens incorrectly assigned to the genus Architeuthis in original descriptions or later publications.

This much-reproduced photograph shows a giant squid found at Ranheim in Trondheimsfjord, Norway, on 2 October 1954 (#136 on this list), being examined by Professors Erling Sivertsen and Svein Haftorn. The unusually complete specimen measured 9.24 m in total length and had a mantle length of 1.79 m. Specimens such as this, if properly preserved, can provide important scientific data long after they are collected; the animal pictured had its beak morphometrics and tentacle morphology studied by Roeleveld (2000) and Roeleveld (2002), respectively.

Background

The frequency of documented giant squid encounters greatly increased throughout the 20th century, providing much insight into the species's biology and life history. It was found that giant squid are preyed upon not only by sperm whales but by a wide range of other animals, including albacore (#193), lancetfish (#149 and 164; see #48 for 19th century record), swordfish (#232), blue sharks (#215 and 375), Portuguese dogfish (#203), shortfin mako sharks (#205 and 431), sleeper sharks (#396, 405, 430, 432, and 433), and northern elephant seals (#279 and 332). One specimen taken alive by troll was reportedly attacked by a false killer whale during retrieval (#247).

Observations of live and freshly dead animals also revealed new aspects of giant squid behaviour, including rapid colour change (#254 and 391) and high-speed swimming at the surface (#106), though the veracity of the latter observation has been questioned.[1] Additionally, examinations of dead specimens and partial remains provided data on diet (#226 and 412), longevity and habitat (#369, 371, and 374), depth of occurrence and buoyancy (#246 and 266), metabolism and locomotory ability (#411), as well as tentacle regeneration and internal parasites (#169). New preservation methods, including plastination (#429), were also trialled.

The large-scale commercial exploitation of sperm whales, particularly from the end of World War II to the 1970s, provided a rich source of giant squid remains for scientific study. The vast majority of these consisted of disarticulated beaks (with up to 47 found in a single sperm whale stomach; #331), though more substantial remains were occasionally recovered, including even whole adult specimens (#84, 128, 137, 151, 209, 225, and 234),[2] with one reportedly showing signs of life after being vomited (#128). The most important figure in the study of ingested giant squid remains was marine biologist Malcolm Clarke, who authored around a dozen relevant papers.[3]

Following the flurry of new giant squid species descriptions that characterised the latter half of the 19th century, the 20th century saw only three newly erected species: Architeuthis japonica by Pfeffer (1912:27), based on a specimen caught in Tokyo Bay in 1895 (#67); Architeuthis clarkei by Robson (1933), based on a carcass that washed ashore in Scarborough, England, earlier that year (#107); and Architeuthis nawaji by Cadenat (1935), based on a specimen caught in the Bay of Biscay the same year (#110). The consensus today is that there exists only a single, globally distributed species of giant squid: Architeuthis dux.[4]

The second half of the 20th century saw the first serious efforts to photograph or film a live giant squid. Beginning in the late 1980s, most of these early attempts were led by either Frederick Aldrich or Clyde Roper, the two foremost giant squid experts of their time. However, it would not be until the first years of the 21st century that this milestone was finally achieved.[nb 1]

List of giant squid

  Misidentification (non-architeuthid)   Record encompassing multiple specimens   Photographed or filmed while alive
#DateLocationNature of encounterIdentificationMaterial citedMaterial savedSexSize and measurementsRepositoryMain referencesAdditional referencesNotes
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1902north of Faroe Islands, Atlantic Ocean
{NEA}
Found floating at surface, dead ?Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857Entire, very bad conditionEntireBL+HL: 76 cm; ML: 63 cm; MW: 15 cm; FL: 26.7 cm; FW: 8 cm; TL: 214 cm; ASD: 8 mm; TSD: 11 mmBergen Museum [=ZMUB?]Murray & Hjort (1912:651, fig. 484); Grieg (1933:20)Broch (1954:151)Young specimen taken by Michael Sars.
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15 August 1903whaling station in Mjofjord, east coast of Iceland
{NEA}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857Tentacle (partial), armTentacle (from mouth of whale)TD: 17 cm; ?AL: 6 mBergen Museum [=ZMUB?]Murray & Hjort (1912:651); Grieg (1933:21)Length of arm given by whalers who witnessed whale regurgitating it in "death-flurry". Whale's head bore "long parallel stripes" consisting of putative giant squid sucker scars c. 27 mm across; numerous squid beaks up to 9 cm long found in stomach.
74July 1906 ?, Norway
{NEA}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.Collett (1912:635)
751907 ?, Norway
{NEA}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.Collett (1912:635)
76March 1909off Highland Light, Truro, Massachusetts
{NWA}
Not stated; floating at surface?Architeuthis sp.EntireNoneAL: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m); ?WL: ~16–17 ft (4.9–5.2 m); AD: 4 in (10 cm)NoneBlake (1909:43)Found by schooner Annie Perry; attempted to be hoisted aboard but cut in half by rope; tentacle [arm] saved but later discarded.
77July 1909 ?, Norway
{NEA}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.Collett (1912:635)
78September 1910off coast of County Mayo, Ireland
{NEA}
From two sperm whale stomachsArchiteuthis sp.Two upper beaks and eye lens(es)Entire?NoneNMI catalog no. 1912.75.1 (possibly also 1995.16.484)Massy (1913:2); Nunn & Holmes (2008); Sigwart & Leonard (2009:96)Collected by Captain Bruun from two sperm whale stomachs per Massy (1913), but specimen label indicates a single sperm whale and gives donor name as E.W.L. Holt.[6] Stored dry.[7] A second Architeuthis accession (NMI 1995.16.484), which lacks an acquisition date but is labelled "Beak and eye of Cuttlefish from stomach of sperm whale. Blacksod Bay [in County Mayo]. Given by H.C. Hartnell.", may represent the remains from the second sperm whale stomach reported by Massy (1913); based on its label this specimen appears to date from the late 19th to early 20th century.[6]
791910/1911? (autumn)Lundenes, Grytøya, Senjen, Norway
{NEA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857EntireNoneWL: 1.2 mBrinkmann (1916:178); Grieg (1933:20)Nordgård (1928:71); Sivertsen (1955:11)
80June 1911Monterey Bay, California, United States
{NEP}
Floating at surface, deadUnidentified; Architeuthis?Entire; "in very bad condition, there was no color left, and the epidermis had all sloughed off"NoneEL: >30 ft (9.1 m)Berry (1912:117)
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February 1912Veiholmen, Smøla, Norway
{NEA}
Found in shallow waterArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857EntireEntireBL: 1.9 m; TL: 6.7 mKristiansund MuseumBrinkmann (1916:180, fig. 3); Grieg (1933:20)Nordgård (1928:71); Sivertsen (1955:11)
821912Japan
{NWP}
UnknownPfeffer (1912)Ellis (1998a:260)
8312 October 1912Monterey Bay, California, United States
{NEP}
Not indicatedUnidentified; Architeuthis?EntireNoneWT: ~500 lb (230 kg)Berry (1914:22)Observed by Mr. K. Hovden (Manager, Booth Canning Company, Monterey). Supposedly eaten raw by Italian fishermen who "captured" it; considered highly doubtful given ammonium chloride present in giant squid tissues.
8418 July 1913Belmullet whaling station, Ireland
{NEA}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis harveyi (Kent, 1874)Entire, plus other partsTip of tentacle; beak and radula; other dry beaks plus portion of gladiusML: 6 ft (1.8 m); BC: 4 ft (1.2 m); AL: 6 ft (1.8 m); TL: 21 ft (6.4 m); FL: 1 ft 7 in (0.48 m); FW: 1 ft 9.5 in (0.546 m)Undetermined; University of Liverpool?Hamilton (1915:137, 147); Hardy (1956:286); Collins (1998a:489)Rees (1950:40)From 57 ft 3 in (17.45 m) male sperm whale (no. 22) examined by J.E. Hamilton.
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22 November 1915 [or 21 November[8]]Lerøya, Austrheim, north of Bergen, Norway
{NEA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857EntireInitially entire [head and viscera[9]]Male [immature female[9]]ML+HL: 1550 mm; ML: 1310 mm; BD: 440 mm; HW: 310 mm; FL: 430 mm; FW: 105; AL(I): 1780 mm; AL(IV): 1640 mm; TL: 5600 mm [TL: 4925 mm [right][10]]; CL: 745 mm [right]; CSC: 262 [right]; TSC: 287 [right]; LRL: 15.8 mm; URL: 15.9 mm; additional beak measurements, indices, and countsZMUB; ZMUB 43689 [specimen NA-12 of Roeleveld (2000) and Roeleveld (2002)]Brinkmann (1916:175, fig. 1); Grieg (1933:17); Roeleveld (2000:185); Roeleveld (2002:727)Nordgård (1928:71); Sivertsen (1955:11); Toll & Hess (1981b:754)Plaster cast made of specimen also in Bergen Museum. Beak morphometrics studied by Roeleveld (2000). Tentacle morphology examined by Roeleveld (2002).
8617 March 1916Hellandsjo, west of Hevnefjord, Norway
{NEA}
Found washed ashore, aliveArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857EntireA little of the front part, tentacles and arms; remainder used for baitTL: 6.2 mVSMBrinkmann (1916:180); Grieg (1933:20)Nordgård (1923:11); Nordgård (1928:71); Sivertsen (1955:11)With sucker response when found by J.F. Vaagan.
87November 1916Oyvag, Djonna, Helgoland, Atlantic Ocean
{NEA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857Entire?NoneNoneGrieg (1933:20)
8829 October 1917Skateraw, Berwickshire, Scotland (55°58.5′N 02°25′W)
{NEA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis harveyi (Kent, 1874); Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857EntireClub and gladius fragmentBL+HL: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m); FW: 19 in (48 cm); AL: 4 ft (1.2 m); AC: 9.5 in (24 cm); TL: 13 ft 10 in (4.22 m); CL: 2 ft 6 in (0.76 m); other measurements and descriptionNMSZ catalog no. 1917.54.1–2Ritchie (1918:133); Ritchie (1922:423); Robson (1933:692); Heppell & Smith (1983:35)Stephen (1944:264); Rees (1950:40); Stephen (1962:154); Collins (1998a:489)Observations by J. Ritchie after earlier mutilation of specimen by local boys. Colour drawing by Ritchie in NMSZ.
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10 January 1918reportedly caught in Awa Province; Tokyo fishmarket, Japan
{NWP}
Not statedArchiteuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912EntireUndeterminedMale (mature)ML: 1100 mm; BC: 800 mm; FL: 400 mm; FW: 320 mm; GL: 1040 mmSasaki (1929:224, pl. 20 figs. 1–11); Heuvelmans (1968)Toll & Hess (1981b:753)
901918Kilkel, County Clare, Ireland
{NEA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis sp.Not specifiedUndeterminedNoneHardy (1956:286)Collins (1998a:489)
91November 1919Oyvag of Dønna, off coast of Nordland, Norway
{NEA}
Not statedArchiteuthis duxEntire?UndeterminedNoneNordgård (1923:11)Nordgård (1928:71); Sivertsen (1955:11, fig. 4)
92February 1920Vallay, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
{NEA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis or Sthenoteuthis;[11] Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857[12]EntireNone"Length of squid": 3.5–4 ft (1.1–1.2 m); AL: ~1 ft (0.30 m)Ritchie (1920:57)Stephen (1944:264); Rees (1950:40); Stephen (1962:154); Collins (1998a:489)Information from Mr. G. Beveridge.
931921Wick, Moray Firth, Scotland
{NEA}
Not statedArchiteuthis duxBeak and sucker ring, drySucker ring; beak lost, photograph only extantNoneNMSZHeppell & Smith (1983:33)Collins (1998a:489)
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1922Caithness, North of Scotland
{NEA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis harveyi (Kent, 1874); Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857[13]Not specifiedUndeterminedNoneNMSZRitchie (1922:423); Robson (1933:692)Stephen (1944:264); Rees (1950:40); Hardy (1956:287); Stephen (1962:154)
951924Margate, Natal
{SIO}
UnknownHeuvelmans (1968)Ellis (1998a:260)
969 ?October 1924Bluff, New Zealand
{SWP}
Not statedUndeterminedBL: 7 ft (2.1 m); "spread of tentacles": 18 ft (5.5 m)Dell (1952:98)The New Zealand Herald 9 October 1924
97Unknown (prior to spring 1926)Urago Bay, Oki Islands, Japan
{NWP}
Not stated ?Architeuthis sp.EntireUndeterminedNoneHamabe (1957); Nishimura (1968:75)Capture date prior to spring 1926.
981926 (early spring)off Kuniga, Oki Islands, Japan
{NWP}
Not stated ?Architeuthis sp.EntireUndeterminedNoneHamabe (1957); Nishimura (1968:75)
991926Wingan Inlet, Victoria, Australia
{SWP}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887EntireUndeterminedNoneMacPherson & Gabriel (1962:413)
10013 December 1927Kalveidøy, Fitjar, Norway
{NEA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857EntireNoneBL: 1 m; TL: 6.5 mGrieg (1933:19)Sivertsen (1955:11)
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4 March 1928Ranheim (about 8 km east of Trondheim), Norway
{NEA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857EntireEntireMale?EL: ~7.9 m; ML: 1.37 m; AL: 1.4–1.5 m; TL: 6.4 m; LRL: 15.0 mm; URL: 13.7 mm; additional beak measurementsVSM; VSM 108a [specimen NA-19 of Roeleveld (2000)]Nordgård (1928:70, text-fig.); Grieg (1933:20); Roeleveld (2000:185)Sivertsen (1955:5); Aldrich (1991:476)Spermatophores present. Beak morphometrics studied by Roeleveld (2000).
1021928 (?)off western Greenland (~67°N)
{NWA}
Not statedArchiteuthis sp.Jaws onlyUndeterminedNoneMuus (1962:20, 22)Ellis (1998a:260)Seen by members of the Godthaab Expedition. Very northerly record; "must be considered occasional guests from more southerly latitudes".[14]
10324 January 1930Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland (56°02.5′N 02°51′W)
{NEA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857EntireUndeterminedBL+HL: 1803 mm; HL: 381 mm; HC: 711 mm; ML: 1422 mm; BC: 1143 mm [at mantle edge]; additional measurementsNSMZ catalog no. 1930.174. Stephen specimen No. 1Stephen (1962:151); Heppell & Smith (1983:34)Collins (1998a:489)Data from unpublished Ritchie manuscript; see Heppell & Smith (1983) concerning locality data.
1041930?Goose Bay, Kaikōura, New Zealand
{SWP}
Not statedEntireUndeterminedBL: 11 ft (3.4 m); AL[TL?]: ~30 ft (9.1 m)Dell (1952:98)Paxton (2016a:83)W.R.B. Oliver (observer?). Considered by Paxton (2016a:83) as the "longest measured" mantle length of any giant squid specimen (though "more reliably" that of #47).
1051930Miura Peninsula, Japan
{NWP}
?EL: 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)Tomilin (1967)Ellis (1998a:260)
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1930–1933Pacific between Hawaii and Samoa
{SWP}
Observed swimming alongside ship at high speed before "attacking" itArchiteuthisEntireNoneSize not estimatedNoneGrønningsæter (1946:379, fig. 1a); Ellis (1998a:123, 201)Welfare & Fairley (1980:74); Aldrich (1991:477); Ellis (1998a:261)Seen swimming at 20–25 kn (37–46 km/h) (based on three observations) alongside freighter M/V Brunswick (15,000 tons) before turning towards ship and "hitting the hull approximately 150 ft (46 m) from the stern at a depth of 12–15 ft (3.7–4.6 m)", then "skidd[ing] along until it ended up in the propeller, where it was ground to pieces", as recounted by shipmaster Arne Grønningsæter. Veracity of account has been questioned,[1] though taken seriously by Aldrich (1991:477) who described it as "[t]he classical report on the speed of architeuthid swimming" and cited it as evidence that giant squid are sufficiently fast to evade sperm whales (the latter capable of only around 10–12 kn (19–22 km/h)).
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14 January 1933South Bay Beach, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England
{NEA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis clarkei Robson, 1933EntireEntireML: 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m); MW: 1 ft 10 in (0.56 m); FL: 2 ft 1.5 in (0.648 m); FW: 1 ft 7 in (0.48 m) [total]; EL: 17 ft 5 in (5.31 m) [ends of tentacles missing]; WT: 16 st 11 lb (107 kg); numerous additional measurementsBMNH 1933.1.30.5 + 1926.3.31.24 (radula and beak [cast lost?]; also entire specimen minus tentacular clubs) and Scarborough Museums Trust (several sucker rings, including SCARB 2000.952.397); holotype of Architeuthis clarkei Robson, 1933Clarke (1933:157, fig.); Robson (1933:681, text-figs. 1–7, pl. 1); King (2019:153); Eyden (2020, figs. 1–2, 4, 6)Yorkshire Evening Post, 14 January 1933; Leeds Mercury, 16, 19 & 21 January 1933; The Yorkshire Post, 17 January 1933; The Illustrated London News, 21 January 1933 (cover story); Hull Daily Mail, 20 June 1933; [Anon.] (1934:57); Stevenson (1935:114); Stephen (1944:264); Rees (1950:40); Hardy (1956:286); Spaul (1956:63); Collins (1998a:489)Specimen obtained by W.J. Clarke. Featured in magic lantern slides of the time.[15] Preserved in alcohol with second specimen in basement of London's Natural History Museum.[16]
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2 June 1933 (accessioned)Lairg, Scotland
{NEA}
Not stated ?Architeuthis sp.; Architeuthis duxNot statedBeakNone givenBMNH catalog no. 1933.6.2.1[NHM] (N.d.)Zoology Accessions Register: Mollusca: 1925–1937, p. 163Donated by Dr. H. Sutherland. Beak preserved in 80% industrial methylated spirit.
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December 1933Dildo, Newfoundland
{NWA}
Not statedEntireMaleML: 1560 mm[Anon.] (1933:15); Frost (1934:100, figs. 1–5, pls. 1–3)Knudsen (1957:189); Toll & Hess (1981b:754); Aldrich (1991:476)A replica of this giant squid is now on display in Dildo.
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26 June 1935Gulf of Gascogne [Bay of Biscay] (46°50'N) at 200 m depth
{NEA}
By trawlArchiteuthis nawaji;[17] Architeuthis harveyi[18]EntireFemaleEL: 818 cm; ML: 138 cm; FL: 60 cm; TL: 645 cm; AL(IV): 112 cm; AL(I): 110 cm?MHNLRCadenat (1935:513); Cadenat (1936:277, figs. 1–3)Caught by the Palombe.
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12 November 1935Holyrood, Harbour Main, Conception Bay, Newfoundland
{NWA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis sp.EntireNone; destroyed in fireFemaleML: 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m); BC: 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m); FL: 2 ft 9 in (0.84 m); FW: 2 ft 1 in (0.64 m); TL: 17 ft 3 in (5.26 m); HL: 1 ft 7 in (0.48 m)NoneFrost (1936:89, figs. 1–10); Stephen (1962:155); Dyson (1982:107); Peterman (2002); see discussionDowner (1965:6)Caught by Harbour Main fisherman Joe Ezekiel, who sold specimen to a scientist for NF$10.00 (equivalent to US$140 in 2022). Stored in local Fisheries Department's fish freezer, which caught fire, destroying specimen. At least three photographs of the specimen exist. Nancy Frances Button (née Frost), who wrote detailed paper on find, was brought to Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1964 to view specimen #169, as none of the scientists there had examined a giant squid before.[19]
7 January 1937off Bell Rock, Angus, Arbroath, Scotland (56°26′N 02°23′W)
{NEA}
By trawlArchiteuthis harveyi (Kent, 1874); Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857[13]EntireTentacles and one armBL: ~7 ft (2.1 m); AL: 92 cm; TL: 368 + 421 cmNMSZ catalog no. 1977107.1Stephen (1937:131); Heppell & Smith (1983:34)Stephen (1944:264); Rees (1950:40); Stephen (1962:154); Collins (1998a:489)Captured alive in trawl, tentacles and one arm cut off and remainder discarded. Date of capture incorrect in Heppell & Smith (1983).
11222 July 1937Petone, Wellington, New Zealand
{SWP}
Not statedNot specifiedUndeterminedTL: 22 ft (6.7 m)Dell (1952:98)Press Association message 22 July 1937
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October 1938~0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of Ravenscar, England
{NEA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis sp.?Entire?Beak?EL: 16 ft (4.9 m); "tentacles [arms?] as thick as a man's arm"BMNHClarke (1939:136, fig.); Eyden (2020, fig. 7)Spaul (1956:63)Found on rocky coast by local man named Shippey, who removed beak and took it home; portion of remaining body cut up as fishermen's bait. Beak obtained by W.J. Clarke (through E.A. Wallis) and passed onto the Natural History Museum, London, where G. J. Crawford of the Mollusca Department identified it as Architeuthis without suggesting a species.
11410 October 1939near Tromsø, Norway
{NEA}
"killed by fishermen"EL: >13 m; TL: 8.7 m; BC: 3 m [maximum]; AL: 3.1 m [longest]; WT: >1000 kg [estimate]Wood (1982:191)Ellis (1998a:261)Gerald L. Wood called it "the largest known Architeuthis" from Norway. Not weighed; mass estimate attributed to "Karl Basilier, pers. comm.". Possibly the same as 1939 Norway specimen indicated in Sivertsen (1955:11, fig. 4) (map location only).
115February 1941Susa Bay, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
{NWP}
Not statedArchiteuthis sp.EntireUndeterminedML: ~1.5 m; WT: ~180 kgTanaka (1950); Nishimura (1968:75)
1161941–1978Sea of Japan; various locations
{NWP}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis martensi (Hilgendorf, 1880)20 specimens; entireUndeterminedNoneOkiyama (1993:408, fig. 6)Summary of Sea of Japan strandings.
1171945Pahau River Mouth, Wellington East Coast, New Zealand
{SWP}
Found washed ashoreEntireUndeterminedWT: >1 tonDell (1952:98)
118early March 1946south side of inlet to Bømmelfjorden, Lyngholmen, Sveio, Sunnhordland, Norway
{NEA}
Found washed ashore, deadArchiteuthes dux [sic]EntireNoneBL: ~2 m; AL: ~2 mTambs-Lyche (1946:287)Haugesunds Avis, 16 March 1946Found by Johannes Våga of Lyngholmen who brought it to the attention of Haugesunds Avis, which reported on specimen and notified Bergens Museum. Museum sought remains for examination but specimen already destroyed and buried, after initially being damaged by young boys who tore head off and mutilated mantle. Southernmost Norwegian stranding recorded up to that point.[20]
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11 September 1946Vikebukt, Romsdalsfjord, Romsdal, Norway
{NEA}
Seen swimming around fjord; later found washed ashoreArchiteuthis sp.EntireUndeterminedEL: 9.35 m; other measurementsMyklebust (1946:377, fig. 1)Sivertsen (1955:11, map); Ellis (1998a:20)It has been suggested that a "sea serpent" reported from the same fjord by [Anon.] (1849:264) (based on 28 July 1845 sighting; description attributed to Reverend Mr. Deinboll, archdeacon of Molde) may have been a giant squid.[21]
12018 November and 5 December 1947South Atlantic (56°45′00″S 03°49′59″E)
{SEA}
From sperm whale stomachsArchiteuthis duxNot stated, but from two whalesNone givenRMNH catalog nos. RMNH.MOL.92235 & 111017[Naturalis] (2015a); [Naturalis] (2017)From whale nos. 17 and 61; collected by W. Vervoort. Preserved in 70% alcohol.
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mid-September 1948Wingan Inlet, Victoria, Australia
{SWP}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887Entire, tentacles largely missing, arms "mutilated and torn off"; poor conditionHead with arms and tail with finsEL: 14 ft (4.3 m) [partial, on arrival at museum], ~20 ft (6.1 m) [when found], ~28 ft (8.5 m) [estimate if complete]; BL: 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m); GL: 7 ft (2.1 m); HL: 1 ft 6 in (0.46 m); TL: 4 ft (1.2 m) [partial], ≥18 ft (5.5 m) [estimate if complete]; TC: 4 in (10 cm) [stalk]; AL: 4 ft (1.2 m) [partial], ~6 ft (1.8 m) [estimate if complete]; AC: 8–10.5 in (20–27 cm); ASD: ≤1 in (2.5 cm); EyD: 7 in (18 cm); other measurementsAMS?Allan (1948:306, 2 figs.)Zeidler (1996:7); Zeidler & Gowlett-Holmes (1996:85)CSIR Fisheries Division at Cronulla notified about specimen by Mr. W. Warn. Shipment of specimen from Eden to Australian Museum arranged by Lucy M. Willings of CSIR. Gladius and internal organs removed prior to reposit. Identified as "largest squid" in 2003 edition of Guinness World Records,[22] a distinction given to the Thimble Tickle specimen (#45) in most prior and subsequent editions.
1227 September 1949Hirtshals, Denmark
{NEA}
Not statedArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857EntireUndetermined?WL: 1.75 m ["totallaengde uden fangarme"; "total length without tentacles"]Muus (1959:170)
1232 October 1949Whalefirth Voe, Shetland, Scotland (60°35′N 01°10′W)
{NEA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis sp.EntireJaws and sucker rings; remainder cut up for baitBL: ~4 ft (1.2 m); AL: ~6 ft (1.8 m); TL: ~20 ft (6.1 m)NMSZ catalog nos. 1950.2 & 1950.3Stephen (1950:52); Heppell & Smith (1983:33)Collins (1998a:489)Originally identified as an octopus.[23] Jaw, description, and sketch sent by Dr. Petersen and two suckers sent by Mr. J. Inkster to NMSZ.
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30 November 1949Bay of Nigg, Aberdeen, Scotland
{NEA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis sp.;[24] Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857[25]EntireUndetermined; entire?FemaleML: 117 cm; HL: 28 cm; FL: 44.5 cm; FW: 37.5 cm; extensive additional measurements and description ?Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen, Scotland. Stephen (1962) specimen No. 2Rae (1950:163, pls. 20–21)Aberdeen Bon-Accord and Northern Pictorial; Hardy (1956:pl. 22); Stephen (1962:148); Boyle (1986:82); Collins (1998a:489)
12522 August 1951270 miles (430 km) W of Shpanberg Id., at surface
{NWP}
Observed from deck of ship, aliveArchiteuthis japonicusTwo squidNoneTL: 10–12 m [estimate]NoneSleptsov (1955:75)Nesis (2001)Thought to be avoiding sperm whales by staying at surface. Reportedly only giant squid seen alive in Russian waters.[26]
12614 December 1951Angus, East Haven, Scotland
{NEA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis harveyiEntireJaws, radula, and piece of arm with suckersML: 4 ft 9 in (1.45 m)UndeterminedStephen (1953:121)Collins (1998a:489)Mutilated prior to examination.
127January 1952Carnoustie, Scotland
{NEA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis sp.Not specifiedUndeterminedNoneHardy (1956:287)
12812 June 1952off Sao Lourenco, Madeira Island
{NEA}
From sperm whale stomach, vomited upArchiteuthis sp.Entire"Fragments"EL: 10,600 mm; ML: 1,860 mm; TL: 8,500 mm; AL: 2,800 mm; BC: 1,360 mm; TC: 330 mm; WT: 150 kgMMFRees & Maul (1956:266)Clarke (1962:173)Still exhibited some signs of life after being vomited.
1291952off Fowey Rocks, Florida, United States (Straits of Florida) (25°35.4′N 80°05.8′W)
{NWA}
Found floating at surfaceArchiteuthis princeps or Architeuthis harveyi; Architeuthis duxEntire, "much mutilated"ML: 36 in (91 cm); "large"RSMAS catalog no. UMML 31.189 [specimen No. 1 of Roper et al. (2015)]Voss (1956:138); Voss (1996); Roper et al. (2015:80)Ellis (1998a:261)Voss (1956:138) wrote that it was "no longer in existence" and identification as A. princeps or A. harveyi was based on "recollections [...] of the heart shaped fins".
[4]1952 (summer)near Bonin Islands, western Pacific
{NWP}
From "digestive canal" of sperm whaleArchiteuthis japonica? Pfeffer, 1912; Psychroteuthidae?[27]Entire; two specimensUndeterminedML: 92 mm + 104 mm; extensive additional measurements and description ?Laboratory of Fisheries Zoology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of TokyoIwai (1956:139, pls. 1–5); Roper & Young (1972:220)Ellis (1998a:121)Non-architeuthid. Based on the original illustrations and written description, Roper & Young (1972:220) wrote: "the specimens appear to be members of the Psychroteuthidae". Ellis (1998a:121) gives erroneous total length of "8 feet [2.4 m]" for the larger specimen (though correctly given as "8 inches [20 cm]" by Ellis, 1994a:145); mistake repeated by Glaubrecht & Salcedo-Vargas (2004:67), giving rise to the claim of an implausibly large psychroteuthid "with about three meter total length".
1301953Norway
{NEA}
Not statedMap location onlySivertsen (1955:11, fig. 4)
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1954off Mississippi Delta, Gulf of Mexico
{NWA}
Found floating at surface, deadArchiteuthis physeteris (Joubin, 1899); Architeuthis duxEntire, in poor conditionBeak and spermatophoreMale (mature)ML: 61.2 cm; extensive descriptionRSMAS catalog no. UMML 31.99 [specimen No. 2 of Roper et al. (2015)]Voss (1956:136, fig. 10); Roper et al. (2015:80)Roper & Young (1972:220); Toll & Hess (1981b:753); Aldrich (1991:476); Melvin (2009)Mature male with spermatophores.
1321954Skagerrak, Denmark
{NEA}
ArchiteuthisEntire?Entire?, both tentacles looseMale (mature?)ML: 1035 mm; TL: 4480/3800 mm; CL: 620/695 mm; CSC: 248/248; TSC: 276/271; additional indices and countsZMUC [specimen NA-3 of Roeleveld (2002)]Roeleveld (2002:727)Tentacle morphology examined by Roeleveld (2002).
133January 1954Kie Kie Bay, Kaikōura, New Zealand
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis sp.Förch (1998:105)Photographs held by NIWA.
13422 June 19541 mile (1.6 km) north of Skaw (Skagerack), Denmark
{NEA}
Found alive on surfaceArchiteuthis sp.EntireEntire?, left tentacle looseMale (mature)ML: 1010 mm [later 970 mm[8]]; VML: 940 mm; HL: 275 mm; TL: 4900 mm [later 4585/4785 mm[10]]; CL: 605/780 mm; AL(I): 800 mm; AL(IV): 1470/1530 mm; LAL: 1530 mm; HeL: 90/130 mm [IV pair]; PL: 780 mm; SSL: 155 mm; SoA: no obs.; SL: 110–180 mm; CSC: 255/265; TSC: 286/280; additional indices and countsZMUC [specimen NA-6 of Roeleveld (2002)]Knudsen (1957:189, figs. 1–5); Roeleveld (2002:727); Guerra et al. (2004:8)Kjennerud (1958:1); Muus (1959:170); Stephen (1962:155); Roper & Young (1972:220); Toll & Hess (1981b:753); Aldrich (1991:476)Discovered by fishermen. Mature male with spermatophores and both ventral arms hectocotylised; colour notes. Tentacle morphology examined by Roeleveld (2002).
13530 July 1954Ranheim, Trondheim Fjord, Norway
{NEA}
Not statedArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857EntireUndeterminedEL: 7.5 m; BL: 1.3 m; AL: 1.9 m [shorter]; TL: 6.2 mSivertsen (1955:5)
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2 October 1954Ranheim, Trondheim Fjord, Norway
{NEA}
StrandedArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857EntireEntire, left tentacle looseFemale?EL: 9.24 m; BL: 2.14 m; AL: 1.9 m [shorter]; TL: 7.1 m [left]; ML: 1.79 m; MW: 0.57 m; FL: 0.52 m; FW: 0.18 m [each]; TSD: 2.6 cm; ASD: 1.5 cm; CL: 820 mm [left]; CSC: 254 [left]; TSC: >275 [left]; LRL: 15.6 mm; URL: n/a; additional beak measurements, indices, and countsVSM; VSM 156 [specimen NA-17 of Roeleveld (2000) and Roeleveld (2002)]Broch (1954:145, fig.); Sivertsen (1955:5, fig. 1); Roeleveld (2000:185); Roeleveld (2002:727)Clarke (1966:103, fig. 4)Much-reproduced photograph shows specimen being measured by Professors Erling Sivertsen and Svein Haftorn. Beak morphometrics studied by Roeleveld (2000). Tentacle morphology examined by Roeleveld (2002). According to Broch (1954) it was stranded on 3 October and found on 4 October, and was 16th specimen recorded from Norway.
1950sPoint Leamington, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland
{NWA}
Found washed ashore"giant squid"Entire?None?None givenEarle (1977:53)As recollected by former resident who saw specimen when she was a child in the 1950s. Locals were unaware of giant squid and regarded specimen as "something completely unique, one of a kind" but did not report it.[28]
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4 July 1955off Porto Pim, Faial Island, Azores Islands (38°21′N 29°08′W)
{NEA}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.EntireUndesignated anatomical materialML: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m); BD: 1 ft 11 in (0.58 m); EL: 34 ft 5 in (10.49 m); WL: 16 ft 3 in (4.95 m); TL: 26 ft 8 in (8.13 m); LAL: 9 ft (2.7 m); EyD: 7+25 in (0.19 m) [left]; WT: 405 lb (184 kg)National Institute of OceanographyClarke (1955:589, 5 figs.); Clarke (1956a:645)van Bruggen (1956:641) [NB: gives erroneous metric conversions]; Clarke (1956b:257, pl. 2 fig. 2); Budker (1959); see discussionSquid swallowed whole by 47 ft (14 m) sperm whale (no. F346). Examined at Porto Pim whaling station. Budker (1959) states: "This is probably the only complete specimen of such an animal to be collected under these conditions." Considered by Paxton (2016a:83) as specimen with the longest "definitely measured" mantle length (less reliably #151), standard length, and total length (though see discredited size of #209) of any giant squid recovered from a sperm whale.
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12 May 1956about a mile north of Mākara Stream, Wellington west coast, New Zealand
{SWP}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis kirki Robson, 1887Entire, missing tentaclesEntire?ML: 1829 mm; WT: 127.9 kg; extensive additional measurements and descriptionDominion Museum [NMNZ]Dell (1970:27, figs. 1–8)Roper & Young (1972:216)Arm suckers had no sucker rings;[29] likely dissolved after preservation in formalin.[30]
[5]1956/1957South Orkney Islands (59°41′S 44°14′W)
{SWA}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.; Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson, 1925Head and mantleUndeterminedHL: 30 cm; HW: 20 cm; EyD: 16–17 cm; ?EL: ~12 mKorabelnikov (1959:103); Yukhov (1974:62)Non-architeuthid. Initial identification by I.I. Akimushkin. From 15.8 m long male sperm whale.
[6]1956/1957South Shetland Islands (61°56′S 52°39′W)
{SWA}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.; Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson, 1925Fin onlyUndeterminedFL: 41 cm; FW: 48 cm; ?EL: ~10 mKorabelnikov (1959:103); Yukhov (1974:62)Non-architeuthid. Initial identification by I.I. Akimushkin. From 15 m long male sperm whale.
1391 February 1957six miles (10 km) north by east from Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
{NEA}
By trawlArchiteuthis sp.; Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857EntireEntireEL: 23 ft 11 in (7.29 m); ML: 940 mm; BD: 343 mm; TL: 4750 mm [right]; CL: 559 mm [right]; HL: 279 mm; FL: 305 mm; FW: 305 mmNMSZ catalog no. 1957.20. Stephen specimen No. 3Stephen et al. (1957:181); Stephen (1962:152, text-fig. 6, pl. 1 fig. 2); Heppell & Smith (1983:33)Rae & Lamont (1963:23); Collins (1998a:489)Received from trawler Viking Prestige almost complete, but poorly preserved.
14014 December 1957Misaki, Oki Islands, Japan
{NWP}
Not stated ?Architeuthis sp.EntireUndeterminedNoneHamabe (1957); Nishimura (1968:75)
1414 February 1958Ashiya, Hamasaka-machi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
{NWP}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis sp.EntireUndetermined?EL: 4.1 m; WT: ~150 kgKamita (1962); Nishimura (1968:75)
1427 February 1958off Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
{NWP}
Not statedArchiteuthis sp.EntireUndetermined?EL: ~6 m; WT: 170 kgKamita (1962); Nishimura (1968:75)
1433 March 1958Sandane, Nordfjord, Norway
{NEA}
Not statedArchiteuthis sp.EntireEntireMale (mature)ML: 100 cm; WT: 48 kg;
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VML: 87 cm; BC: 80 cm; FL: 28–32 cm; FW: 26/33 cm; HL: 30–32 cm; HW: 25 cm; AL(I): 126+ cm; AL(II): 143+ cm; AL(III): 126+ cm; AL(IV): 164 cm; LAL: 164 cm; AC(I): 16 cm; AC(II): 20 cm; AC(III): 22 cm; AC(IV): 22 cm; HeL: 5–6 cm [IV pair]; AF: 4.3.2.1; TaL: 10 cm; FuL: 14 cm; FuD: 7 cm; FuCL: 12 cm; FuCW: 2.5 cm; PL: 92 cm; SoA: yes; LRL: 1.2 cm; URL: 1.5 cm
ZMUBKjennerud (1958:1, figs. 1–9); Guerra et al. (2004b:8)van Bruggen (1959:857); Toll & Hess (1981b:753)Spermatophore and colour notes. Fins appeared to be slightly asymmetrical.
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1958northeast sector, Bahamas
{NWA}
Found floating at surfaceArchiteuthis duxEntire, "nearly intact whole specimen"Arm partsFemaleEL: 1433.5 cmRSMAS catalog no. UMML 31.2938 [specimen No. 3 of Roper et al. (2015)]Voss (1967:411); Rathjen (1973:24, fig. 7); Roper et al. (2015:80)Ellis (1998a:261)Possibly specimen illustrated in Rathjen (1973:24), which was taken by the vessel Silver Bay "off the coast of Florida" and said to measure 47 ft (equivalent to 14.33 m) in "overall length".
145August 1959off Madeira Island
{NEA}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.EntireUndetermined?EL: 2.5 mClarke (1962:173, fig. 1A)Toll & Hess (1981b:754)From male sperm whale.
146January?, 1960Lonja de Aviles, Asturias, Spain
{NEA}
Not specifiedArchiteuthis duxNot specifiedReturned to the seaWT: 100 kgGuerra et al. (2006:258)
1476 February 1960Arahama, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
{NWP}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis sp.EntireUndeterminedML: 1.3 m; ?EL: 3.5 m; WT: 112 kgNishimura (1960:214); Nishimura (1968:75)
14823 January 1961Oi, Hirata-shi, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
{NWP}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis sp.EntireUndetermined?EL: 2.6 m; WT: 41.2 kgKamita (1962); Nishimura (1968:75)
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18 February 1961Câmara de Lobos, Madeira Island
{NEA}
From fish stomach, Alepisaurus cf. feroxArchiteuthis sp. AEntireEntireFemale (juvenile)ML: 57 mm [later 56 mm[8]]; VML: 54 mm; MW: 12 mm; FL: 20 mm; FW: 15 mm; HL: 17 mm; HW: 11 mm; GiL: 16 mm; AL(I): 47 mm; AL(II): 59 mm; AL(III): 58 mm; AL(IV): 58 mm; TL: 90 mm [later left tentacle 80 mm[10]]; CL: 25 mm; ASD(I): 0.96 mm; ASD(II): 1.04 mm; ASD(III): 0.96 mm; ASD(IV): 0.64 mm; CSD: 0.96 mm/0.40 mm (medial/marginal); LRL: 1.0 mm; URL: 1.2 mm; extensive description and additional counts, indices, and beak measurementsNMNH cat. no. 727508 [specimen NA-34 of Roeleveld (2002)]Roper & Young (1972:206, figs. 1a–c, 2–4, 5a); Roper (1992:99, figs. 160a–c); Roeleveld (2002:727)Nesis et al. (1985:526); Roper & Shea (2013:116)From stomach of lancetfish No. 18123, captured on tuna long-line at 50–150 m depth and supplied by G. E. Maul. Squid's greatly distended stomach contained largely unidentifiable material with some small fragments of fish bones. Sucker rings missing; likely degraded by digestive juices or formalin fixative. Tentacle morphology examined by Roeleveld (2002).
150April–July 1961near Commander Islands and western Aleutian Islands, Bering Sea
{NWP}
From sperm whale stomachsArchiteuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912Combined beak samplesUndeterminedPercentage of whale dietKodolov (1970:[158])From sperm whales sampled in several different whaling regions of Soviet whaling flotilla Aleut during the 1961 season.
151August 1961Sao Miguel, Azores Islands
{NEA}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.EntireUndeterminedML: 2.4 m; [?]AL: 4.4 m; WL: 6.8 mKeil (1963:320, figs. 3–5)From 16 m sperm whale. Considered by Paxton (2016a:83) as possibly greatest measured mantle length of any giant squid recovered from a sperm whale (more reliably #137), though he wrote: "the account is confused and the 2.4 m figure probably refers to the head and ML combined".
15216 September 1961off central California, United States
{NEP}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912BeaksOne upper beakNoneNMML 110Fiscus (1993:92)From male sperm whale (specimen no. Rice-535).
153December 1961King's Cove, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland
{NWA}
Not statedArchiteuthis sp.Entire?None"small"UndeterminedAldrich (1968); Aldrich (1991:459)
154April–July 1962near Commander Islands and western Aleutian Islands, Bering Sea
{NWP}
From sperm whale stomachsArchiteuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912Combined beak samplesUndeterminedPercentage of whale dietKodolov (1970:[158])From sperm whales sampled in several different whaling regions of Soviet whaling flotilla Aleut during the 1962 season.
15523 June 1962Durban Whaling Station, South Africa
{SIO}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.Body onlyUndeterminedMaleFL: 40 cm; FW: 28 cmNone?; Clarke specimen No. 6Clarke (1980:67)From sperm whale number A956.
1561962Donkergat Whaling Station, South Africa
{SEA}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.Head onlyUndeterminedTL: 176 cmUndetermined; Clarke specimen No. 1Clarke (1980:67, text-fig. 37A)
1571962Las Tiberas, Asturias, Spain
{NEA}
Not specifiedArchiteuthis duxNot specifiedNot specifiedTL: 6 mGuerra et al. (2006:258)
15812 November 1962off east coast of Florida, United States (Straits of Florida) (25°45′N 80°00′W; given as "25°45'N 80°W")
{NWA}
Found floating at surfaceArchiteuthis sp.; Architeuthis duxEntireGladiusMale (mature)ML: 66.4 cm; EL 7.0 mRSMAS catalog no. UMML 31.1762 [specimen No. 4 of Roper et al. (2015)]Toll & Hess (1981b:753); Roper et al. (2015:80)Roper & Young (1972:220)
15913 June 1963Durban Whaling Station, South Africa
{SIO}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.Head onlyUndeterminedHL: 19 cm; HW: 15 cm; WT: 19 kgNone?; Clarke specimen No. 2Clarke (1980:67)From sperm whale number D1500.
16015 June 1963off central California, United States
{NEP}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912BeaksOne upper beakNoneNMML catalog no. 111Fiscus (1993:92)From male sperm whale (specimen no. Rice-813).
1611963Donkergat Whaling Station, South Africa
{SEA}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.Body onlyUndeterminedFemaleML: 66.5 cm; MW: 24 cm; FL: 29 cm; FW: 16 cmUndetermined; Clarke specimen No. 3Clarke (1980:67, text-fig. 37B)From sperm whale no. 2271.
16213 August 1963Durban Whaling Station, South Africa
{SIO}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.EntireUndeterminedML: ~70 cm; HL: ~23 cm; FL: ~30 cm; FW: ~22 cmNone?; Clarke specimen No. 5Clarke (1980:67, text-fig. 37A)From sperm whale number 2258.
163August?, 1963Cook Strait, New Zealand
{SWP}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.One beakUndeterminedNoneGaskin & Cawthorn (1967:170)From New Zealand whaling station; specimen No. 63 of 1963–1964 season.
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17 December 1963off Chile, South America (19°51′S 95°09′W)
{SEP}
From fish stomach, "very probably Alepisaurus"Architeuthis sp. BEntire, sucker rings degraded and missingEntireMale (juvenile)ML: 45 mm; VML: 43 mm; MW: 8 mm; FL: 14 mm; FW: 11 mm; HL: 11 mm; HW: 9 mm; GiL: 14 mm; AL(I): 20 mm; AL(II): 27 mm; AL(III): 27 mm; AL(IV): 28 mm; TL: 33 mm; CL: 14 mm; ASD(I): 0.72 mm; ASD(II): 0.88 mm; ASD(III): 0.80 mm; ASD(IV): 0.56 mm; CSD: 0.56 mm/0.24 mm (medial/marginal); extensive description and additional counts and indicesNMNH catalog no. 727509Roper & Young (1972:206, figs. 1d–e, 5b); Roper (1992:99, figs. 160d–e)Nesis et al. (1985:526); Roper & Shea (2013:116)From lancetfish captured on long-line at 80–150 m depth by R/V Shoyo Maru (Cruise 13, Fish Station 17). Squid specimen and capture information supplied by Witek L. Klawe. Stomach found to be empty. Sucker rings missing; likely degraded by digestive juices or formalin fixative.
16523 April 1964Durban Whaling Station, South Africa
{SIO}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.Body onlyUndeterminedML: 58 cm; MW: 19 cm; FL: 23 cm; FW: 11.5 cmNone?; Clarke specimen No. 4Clarke (1980:67)From sperm whale number 2418.
1661964Southeastern Atlantic Ocean
{SEA}
From sperm whale stomachsArchiteuthis sp.Map locations onlyYukhov (1974:61, fig.)Multiple records from sperm whales with generalised data on distribution, depth, and sex.
1671964Southwestern Pacific Ocean
{SWP}
From sperm whale stomachsArchiteuthis sp.Map locations onlyUndeterminedYukhov (1974:61, fig.)Multiple records from sperm whales with generalised data on distribution, depth, and sex.
1681964Southwestern Indian Ocean
{SIO}
From sperm whale stomachsArchiteuthis sp.Map locations onlyYukhov (1974:61, fig.)Multiple records from sperm whales with generalised data on distribution, depth, and sex.
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23 October 1964off Cape Fox, Conche, White Bay, Newfoundland
{NWA}
Found floating at surfaceArchiteuthis harveyi;[31] Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857Entire; no lacerations on body[32]Beaks, gladius, arms, and tentaclesFemaleML: 185 cm; WT: 331 lb (150 kg);[33] additional measurements and descriptionMUDB; Aldrich specimen No. 1[Anon.] (1964:7); Daly (1964:1, fig.); Downer (1965:6, 8); [Anon.] (1969:13); Aldrich (1991:461, figs. 3–4)Stoker (1965:8, fig.); Aldrich & Brown (1967:4, figs.); Aldrich (1968:395); Aldrich & Aldrich (1968:845, figs. 1–3); Pippy & Aldrich (1969); Aldrich (1977:2); Aldrich (1978:2); Oreskes (2003:717, fig. 3)Nicknamed "Archi".[34] Collected by John McGrath; initially stored frozen at Conche Bait Department before being transferred by EPA plane to Frederick Aldrich at Memorial University of Newfoundland on 7 November (where temporarily held at animal house to allow viewing by students), following three weeks of bad weather that prevented plane from landing at Conche.[35] Weighed on Air Canada baggage scales at Torbay Airport.[33] Said to be most discussed biological specimen in university's history.[32] Already partially dissected by morning of 9 November; Aldrich and undergraduate student Sylvia Ruby made comparative study of its nervous system and that of commercially important Illex illecebrosus.[32] Illustrations taken of dissected parts, together with ~150 b&w photos and ~60–70 colour photos.[19] Nancy Frances Button (née Frost) of New Melbourne, Trinity Bay, who was person "most closely connected" to last good specimen from Newfoundland in 1935 (#111), was brought in to examine remains and said to have been "tremendous help" to Aldrich and others, for whom this was their first giant squid specimen.[19] Two classes (Biology 230 and Biology 591) and upper level students allowed to examine remains.[32] Great effort made to use Newfoundland news media to spread information on find to general public and request information on future specimens.[36] Stomach empty;[32] cestode found in caecum by Pippy & Aldrich (1969). Tentacular regeneration documented by Aldrich & Aldrich (1968); one of two published records of limb regeneration in architeuthids (as identified by Imperadore & Fiorito, 2018), the other being a case of arm and sucker regeneration in #54 (see also #549). Postulated to have died of natural causes.[32] Frederick Aldrich included a photo of this specimen in a 1965 letter to Paul Fye, director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, proposing to use DSV Alvin to study the giant squid in its natural habitat.[37] Served as main basis for "life-sized" giant squid model at Peabody Museum of Natural History.[38]
1705 December 1964Chapel Arm, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland
{NWA}
Found dead on bottomArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857EntireNone; discardedFemaleML: 126 cm; additional measurements and descriptionNone; Aldrich specimen No. 2Ferman (1965:6); Aldrich (1991:466, fig. 5)Stoker (1965:8); Downer (1965:8); Aldrich (1968:395)Possibly seen alive in September on several occasions. Found at depth of around 10 ft (3.0 m) by two young boys playing on beach, who dragged it onto beach; found two weeks later by Herbert Reid of Chapel Arm who telephoned Frederick Aldrich, having seen the latter's advertisement requesting information on any local specimens; transferred to Memorial University of Newfoundland's animal house and dissection commenced on same day.[39] Incorrectly referred to as Illex illecebrosus by Ferman (1965:6).
1711960sBahamas (Straits of Florida) (25°45′N 79°15′W)
{NWA}
Found floating at surfaceArchiteuthis dux"head, beaks, eye lens""large"RSMAS catalog no. UMML 31.642 [specimen No. 7 of Roper et al. (2015)]Roper et al. (2015:80)Voss (1967:411) wrote of "the head and body of an 18-foot [5.5 m] [giant] squid picked up dead off Miami by a charter-boat captain" that he examined a week after #174 in 1965. Yoshikawa (2014) writes: "A 14-meter-long giant squid caught off the Bahamas in the Atlantic in 1966 is the largest ever confirmed."
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23[40] or 25[8] March 1965Skagen, Denmark
{NEA}
Architeuthis duxFemale (immature)ML: 1190 mm [~1 m in April 2017[40]]; TL: 5495/5307 mm; CL: 745/722 mm; CSC: 272; [left] TSC: 300 [left]; additional indices and countsZMUC catalog no. NHMD-141565[40] [specimen NA-1 of Roeleveld (2002)]Roeleveld (2002:727); [NHMD] (2021)Tentacle morphology examined by Roeleveld (2002). Preserved in 70% ethanol; identified by Thomas Kristensen.[40]
17329 September 1965Newman's Cove, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland
{NWA}
Not statedArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857Portion of mantle, tail, and visceraNone; discardedFemale (also reported as male[41])ML: 1.37 m [estimate]None; Aldrich specimen No. 3Aldrich (1991:467)[Anon.] (1965:7); Aldrich (1968:395)
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8 October 1965Lance Cove, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland
{NWA}
Found floating at surface, deadArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857EntireParts (unspecified)Female (immature[41])ML: 127 cm; additional measurementsMUDB; Aldrich specimen No. 4[Anon.] (1965:7, 6 figs.); Aldrich (1991:469, fig. 6)Voss (1967:407, 411, fig.); Aldrich & Brown (1967:6, fig.); Aldrich (1968:395, fig. 2); Welfare & Fairley (1980:72, fig.); [MIT] (2006); Greshko (2016, fig.)Nicknamed "Harriet".[41] Dissection by Frederick Aldrich and Gilbert Voss led to discovery of giant nerve fibres in Architeuthis; featured in March 1967 issue of National Geographic.[42] Used in Francis O. Schmitt's animal nerve cell research in 1965.[43]
17524 November 1965Springdale Beach, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland
{NWA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857EntireNone; discardedML: 161 cm; BL(+HL?): 2.13 m; TL: 3.66 m; GL: 147 cm; additional measurementsNone; Aldrich specimen No. 5Aldrich (1991:469, fig. 7)Aldrich (1968:395)
17622 June 1966off "Vigo, Spain" (41°32′N 9°48′W)
{NEA}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.Lower beakUndeterminedDescription onlyClarke & MacLeod (1974:962, fig. 4)
177around 10 October 1966Skagerrak, north of Skagen, Denmark
{NEA}
ArchiteuthisFemale (immature)ML: 1115 mm; TL: 4605 mm [right]; CL: 660 mm [right]; CSC: 250 [right]; TSC: 284 [right]; additional indices and countsZMUC [specimen NA-2 of Roeleveld (2002)]Roeleveld (2002:727)Tentacle morphology examined by Roeleveld (2002).
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9 November 1966Sweet Bay, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland
{NWA}
Not statedArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857Entire; tentacles missing and arms incompleteEntireFemaleML: 142 cm; additional measurements and descriptionMUDB; Aldrich specimen No. 6[Anon.] (1966:1, 3, fig.); Aldrich (1991:470)[Anon.] (1967:11, fig.); Aldrich & Brown (1967:8, fig.); Aldrich (1968:395)Found by Edward Legge; delivered to Memorial University of Newfoundland by Mr. Mercer of Biology Department in university truck on 11 November at 4 a.m., where it was received by Frederick Aldrich.[44] Kept frozen in Job Brothers facility prior to dissection.[44] Slightly larger than previous specimens; initially thought by Aldrich to be new species.[44]
17924 November 1966Wild Cove, Fogo Island, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland
{NWA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857Entire, badly mutilatedNone; discardedFemaleML: 107 cm; additional measurementsNone; Aldrich specimen No. 7Aldrich (1991:471)Aldrich (1968:395)
18025 November 1966off central California, United States
{NEP}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912BeaksOne upper beakNoneNMML catalog no. 112Fiscus (1993:92)From male sperm whale (specimen no. Rice-1966-165).
18128 November 1966Eddie's Cove East, Strait of Belle Isle, Newfoundland
{NWA}
Not statedArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857Entire, putrefiedNone; discardedNoneNone; Aldrich specimen No. 8Aldrich (1991:471)Aldrich (1968:395)
1821 December 1966off central California, United States
{NEP}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912BeaksOne lower beak fragmentNoneNMML catalog no. 113Fiscus (1993:92)From female sperm whale (specimen no. Rice-1966-177).
1839 December 1966off central California, United States
{NEP}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912BeaksOne upper beakNoneNMML catalog no. 114Fiscus (1993:92)From male sperm whale (specimen no. Rice-1966-185).
18412 May 1967off central California, United States
{NEP}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912BeaksOne pair of beaksNoneNMML catalog no. 115Fiscus & Rice (1974:92, fig. 1); Fiscus et al. (1989:6); Fiscus (1993:93)From female sperm whale (specimen no. Rice-1967-128).
1856 June 1967off Iceland (64E50'N, 29E30'W)
{NEA}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.Seven beaksUndeterminedSpecimen weights estimatedClarke & MacLeod (1976:742)From 53 ft (16 m) male sperm whale (no. 121).
186July–August 1967in Denmark Strait
{NEA}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.Beaks (as percentage of diet)Martin & Clarke (1986:785)Roe (1969:93) as unidentified beaksFrom 57 male sperm whales processed at Hvalur H.F. whaling station on west coast of Iceland.
18722 July – 23 August 1967off Iceland
{NEA}
From sperm whale stomachsArchiteuthis sp.Two beaksUndeterminedSpecimen weights estimatedClarke & MacLeod (1976:742)Mixed samples from stomachs of five male sperm whales 47–53 ft (14–16 m) long.
18823 April 1968off central California, United States
{NEP}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912BeaksOne upper beakNoneNMML catalog no. 116Fiscus (1993:93)From female sperm whale (specimen no. Rice-1968-108).
18923 April 1968off central California, United States
{NEP}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912BeaksOne upper beak fragmentNoneNMML catalog no. 117Fiscus (1993:93)From male sperm whale (specimen no. Rice-1968-109).
19014 May 1968Tokyo Bay, off Miura Peninsula, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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Found stranded on beachArchiteuthisEntire?Single tentacle?EL: 6 m; WT: 35 kg; TL: 3200 mm [length of single extant tentacle]Keikyu Aburatsubo Marine ParkSuyehiro (1968); Kubodera & Yamada (2001:238)[Anon.] (2014b)Stranded on Miura beach two days before Tokachi earthquake of 16 May 1968. Single tentacle deposited at Keikyu Aburatsubo Marine Park may belong to this specimen; see Kubodera & Yamada (2001:238).
19115 May 1968South Shore, Bermuda
{NWA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis duxEntire?Entire?ML: ~70 cm; EyD: 20 cmBAMZ 2007 254 015 [specimen No. 5 of Roper et al. (2015)]Roper et al. (2015:80)"Suckers in 2 rows only".[45]
1921968Puerto de Vega, Asturias, Spain
{NEA}
Caught by shipArchiteuthis duxEntire?Beak?EL: 7 mGuerra et al. (2006:258)Caught by the ship Matías Bengoechea.
193July–November 1968off central California, United States ("Region II"; 34°34'–36°N 121°–123°W)
{NEP}
From fish stomach, Thunnus alalunga (albacore)Architeuthidae, Unidentified sp.One specimen; beaks?NoneIverson (1971:14, 34)Roper & Young (1972:221)Single architeuthid specimen from 905 examined albacore stomachs (of which 286 from "Region II").
1949 June 1969east of Lake Worth, Florida, United States (Straits of Florida) (coordinates given as "26°70'N 80°W" [sic])
{NWA}
Found floating at surfaceArchiteuthis dux"head, base of arms only""large"RSMAS catalog no. UMML 31.675 [specimen No. 6 of Roper et al. (2015)]Voss (1996); Roper et al. (2015:80)Ellis (1998a:262)
19513 June 1969off central California, United States
{NEP}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912BeaksOne upper beakNoneNMML catalog no. 118Fiscus (1993:93)From female sperm whale (specimen no. Rice-1969-143).
1961969Las Tiberas, Asturias, Spain
{NEA}
Caught by shipArchiteuthis duxTentacleTL: 6 mGuerra et al. (2006:258)Caught by the ship Saturno Juan.
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10[46] or 11[47] July 1969near Cabo de Peñas, Luanco, Gozón, Asturias, Spain
{NEA}
Caught by sport fishermen, dyingArchiteuthis duxEntireEL: >12 m; ?TL: 7.5 m; WT: 250 kgGuerra et al. (2006:258); [Anon.] (c. 2010, 2 figs.)Local newspaperCaught by sport fishermen Dr. Julián Morán and Mr. Piñón from Oviedo. Heaviest recorded giant squid from Asturias and possibly from entire Atlantic Ocean.[47]
1981969Puerto de Figueras, Asturias, Spain
{NEA}
Recovered deadArchiteuthis duxEntire??EL: 7.90 m; WT: 120 kgGuerra et al. (2006:258)Recovered dead by José Manuel Méndez and Bote Carducha.
19919 November 1969off central California, United States
{NEP}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912BeaksOne lower beak fragmentNoneNMML catalog no. 119Fiscus (1993:93)From male sperm whale (specimen no. Rice-1969-201).
20024 February 1970off central California, United States
{NEP}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912BeaksOne lower beak fragmentNoneNMML catalog no. 120Fiscus (1993:94)From male sperm whale (specimen no. Rice-1970-001).
20111 October 1970San Juan, Puerto Rico (Caribbean Sea) (18°32′N 66°05′W)
{NWA}
Found floating at surfaceArchiteuthis duxEntire?Beaks?ML: 85.1 cmRSMAS catalog no. UMML 31.851 [specimen No. 8 of Roper et al. (2015)]Voss (1996); Roper et al. (2015:80)Ellis (1998a:262)
20218 September 1970off Saint-Pierre Island, Grand Banks, Atlantic Ocean, at 293 m depth[48]
{NWA}
By trawlArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857EntireEntireFemale[49]EL: 9.5 m[48]FOSJ; Aldrich specimen No. 9Aldrich (1991:471)[Anon.] (1971:1); [Anon.] (1972:22); [Anon.] (1981:28, fig.)Caught by Spanish pair trawlers.[48] Presented by Government of France to Fisheries Research Board of Canada in October 1970. Largest preserved specimen at Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre, where placed on display.[48]
20331 October 1970near Azores Islands (38°34′N 28°11′W)
{NEA}
From shark stomach, Centroscymnus coelolepisArchiteuthis sp."Flesh"UndeterminedNoneClarke & Merrett (1972:601)
204November 1970Tasman Sea
{SWP}
From sperm whale stomachsArchiteuthis sp.One entire; 54 lower beaksUndeterminedFemaleML: 41.5 cm; BC: 26 cm; AL: 32–49.5 cm; TL: 140 cm; FL: 20 cm; FW: 8 cm; plus estimates of other specimen weights from beaksClarke & MacLeod (1982:34)Combined data from stomachs of 66 sperm whales taken at various locations in the Tasman Sea.
20530 December 1970off Botany Bay, New South Wales, eastern Australia
{SWP}
From shortfin mako shark stomach, Isurus oxyrinchusArchiteuthis sp.BeakUndeterminedML: 567 mm [estimate]Dunning et al. (1993:129)
206November–April 1970 – 1973southeastern Atlantic Ocean (30°–43°S)
{SEA}
From sperm whale stomachsArchiteuthis sp.Stomach contentsUndeterminedNoneVovk et al. (1975[1978:131])Specimens from sperm whales taken on 3 cruises (14 stations) of Antarctic whaling factory ship Yury Dolgoruky during November to April 1970 – 1973.
207November–April 1970 – 1973Atlantic sector of Southern Ocean
{SEA}
From sperm whale stomachsArchiteuthis sp.Stomach contentsUndeterminedNoneVovk et al. (1975[1978:131])Specimens from sperm whales taken on 3 cruises (42 stations) of Antarctic whaling factory ship Yury Dolgoruky during November to April 1970 – 1973.
208March 1971Carrandi, Asturias, Spain
{NEA}
Not specifiedArchiteuthis duxEntire?WT: 80 kgGuerra et al. (2006:258)Collected by the boat Divino San Antonio.
209Unknown (reported 1971)Indian Ocean
{SIO}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.EntireUndeterminedEL: 9 m [erroneously given as 19 m in Berzin (1971); see Romanov et al. (2017)]Berzin (1971:[199, fig. 98])Paxton (2016a:83); Romanov et al. (2017)Taken from sperm whale stomach by whaling flotilla Sovetskaya Ukraina. Considered by Paxton (2016a:83) as possibly "longest measured" total length of any giant squid specimen (though more reliably that of #45 and 62), but this was based on the erroneous total length given in Berzin (1971).[nb 2]
21018 November 1971off Frenchman's Island, Sunnyside, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland
{NWA}
Found washed ashore[49]Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857Entire; "best possible condition [...] of a squid washed ashore"[49]Arms and tentacles onlyFemaleML: 177 cm; EL: 26 ft 4 in (8.03 m);[49] WT: >300 lb (140 kg);[49] additional measurementsMUDB; Aldrich specimen No. 10[Anon.] (1971:1, fig.); [Anon.] (1972:22, fig.); Aldrich (1991:471, fig. 8A–B)Found by Mr. W.T. Parsons of Sunnyside on 18 November; taken to Sunnyside on same day and collected following day by Memorial University of Newfoundland personnel. Examined by Frederick Aldrich and his research assistant C.C. Lu.[51]
211February 1972Puerto de El Musel, Asturias, Spain
{NEA}
Found floating at surface in visible state of decompositionArchiteuthis dux?EL: ~3 mGuerra et al. (2006:258)Observed[?] by Martino Andres.
212July 1972near Rakautura, Kaikōura, New Zealand
{SWP}
Found floating at surfaceArchiteuthis sp.EntireClub suckersTL: ~8 mLostFörch (1998:106)Dangerfield (2013)Found by fishermen Gus and Ken Garbes. Could not be towed in due to bad weather; pieces cut off for use as bait.
2131972off Durban, South Africa
{SIO}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.EntireEntireFemaleML: 1450 mm; extensive additional measurements, illustrations, and descriptionSAM catalog no. S1867Roeleveld & Lipiński (1991:432, pls.)
2141972off Newfoundland
{NWA}
By trawlArchiteuthis sp.EntireEntireEL: 8.2 m; WT: 207 kgAquário Vasco da Gama, LisbonMarques (2002)On public display. Exhibited at Aquário Vasco da Gama in Lisbon (see information document).
2158 December 1972eastern equatorial Atlantic (6°34′S 5°00′W)
{SEA}
Found in stomach contents of blue shark (Prionace glauca)Architeuthis sp.Jaws plus pieces of mantle, arms, tentacleUndetermined; beaks?TL: 2 m [piece]; TSD: ~2 cm; ML: 70–75 cm [estimate]Nigmatullin (1976:29, fig. 1)From stomach of 2 m long blue shark.
21614 May 1974off Green Point light house, Table Bay, South Africa
{SEA}
Found floating at surface, aliveArchiteuthis sp.EntireEntireFemale (maturing–mature?)ML: 1700 mm; LRL: 16.7 mm; URL: 17.0 mm; extensive measurements, illustrations, and descriptionSAM catalog no. S1868 [specimen SA-2 of Roeleveld (2000)]Roeleveld & Lipiński (1991:433, pls.); Roeleveld (2000:185)Found barely alive by Capt. Hennie Smith. Beak morphometrics studied by Roeleveld (2000).
217October 1974South African waters (28°00′S 14°11′E; given as "28°S 14°11'E")
{SEA}
By trawl; taken by fisheries vesselArchiteuthis sp.EntirePiece of arm and tentacleWT: 220 kgSAMPérez-Gándaras & Guerra (1989:114)
21818 February 1975Verdalsøra, Trondheimsfjorden, Norway
{NEA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis sp.EntireUndeterminedTL: 7.96 m; WT: 68.9 kgHolthe (1975:174)
21928 October 1975Bonavista, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland
{NWA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857Entire; eyes ruptured and lenses missing[52]None; discardedMale (mature)EL: 6.67 m; DML: 1.32 m; TL: 5.05 m;[52] additional measurementsNone; Aldrich specimen No. 11Aldrich (1979a:66, fig.); Aldrich (1991:472, fig. 9A–D)Aldrich (1980:57, fig. 3)Mature male with hectocotylus and protruding penis filled with spermatophores. Made available to giant squid expert Frederick Aldrich primarily through efforts of Larry Templeman and Ray Goeff, both of Bonavista.[52]
22026 January 1976off Joban District, Japan (36°39′N 141°51′E)
{NWP}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912Tentacle onlyUndeterminedNoneOkutani et al. (1976:85)Ohsumi & Satake (1976)From 10.6 m long male sperm whale (no. 56).
22126 January 1976off Joban District, Japan (36°40′N 141°53′E)
{NWP}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912Tentacle onlyUndeterminedNoneOkutani et al. (1976:85)Ohsumi & Satake (1976)From 11.7 m long male sperm whale (no. 58).
2223 February 1976off Joban District, Japan (36°44′N 141°33′E)
{NWP}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912EntireUndeterminedML: 58.5 cmOkutani et al. (1976:85, pl. 7)Ohsumi & Satake (1976)From 13.0 m long male sperm whale (no. 75).
2234 February 1976off Joban District, Japan (36°46′N 141°58′E)
{NWP}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912Mantle onlyUndeterminedNoneOkutani et al. (1976:85)Ohsumi & Satake (1976)From 9.5 m long female sperm whale (no. 79).
224March 1976Wellington south coast, New Zealand
{SWP}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis sp.EntireNMNZ; photographs onlyFörch (1998:106)
225August 1976off Vancouver, Oregon, United States
{NEP}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.Entire?UndeterminedML: ~2 mNesis et al. (1985:523)
226September 1976off South Africa (27°42′S 14°13′E)
{SEA}
By trawlArchiteuthis sp.EntireUndeterminedWL: 4.5 m; WT: 200 kg; TL: ~6 m; ML: 195 cm; radulaPérez-Gándaras & Guerra (1978:401, figs. 1–4)Nesis et al. (1985:518)Stomach contents analysed.
22719 November 1977Firth of Forth, North Berwick, Scotland (56°03.5′N 02°43′W)
{NEA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis duxEntireEntire; dissected, parts preserved separatelyFemaleML: 161 cm; HL: 43 cm; AL: 230 cm; TL: 440 cm; FL: 67 cm; FW: 55 cmNMSZ catalog no. 1978090.1Heppell (1977:63); Heppell (1978:89); Heppell & Smith (1983:34)Collins (1998a:489)
22821 November 1977Lance Cove, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland
{NWA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857EntireNoneUnknown sizeNone; Aldrich specimen No. 12Aldrich (1991:472)Report only; specimen not observed.
229April 1978Jiaonon, Shandong Province, China
{NWP}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.BeaksUndeterminedNoneDong (1984:328, fig. 2.1)From stranded sperm whale.
2309 June 1978Miura Peninsula, Japan
{NWP}
Not statedArchiteuthis cf. japonica Pfeffer, 1912EntireEntire, missing fins, tentacles, and arm tipsFemaleML: 540 mm; AL(IV): 830 mm [longest arm IV, missing tip]Keikyu Aburatsubo Marine ParkKubodera & Yamada (2001:238, pl. 2A)Specimen donated to aquarium by Kurihama Thermoelectric Power Plant. Tentatively assigned to A. japonica based on relative lengths of mantle and longest arm IV.
231~15 June 1978near Mack Arch, Oregon, North Pacific Ocean
{NEP}
By trawlArchiteuthis sp.EntireSucker ringsWT: 225 lb (102 kg)SBMNH catalog no. 60119[Anon.] (1978a); [Anon.] (1978b)Caught by commercial fisherman G. Steffensmier.
23221 June 1978off Fort Lauderdale, United States (Straits of Florida) (26°10′N 80°00′W; given as "26°10'N 80°W")
{NWA}
From fish stomach, Xiphias gladius (swordfish)Architeuthis sp.Entire, "mutilated specimen"EntireMale (mature)ML: 167+ mm; GL: 179 mm; additional extensive descriptionRSMAS catalog no. UMML 31.1761 [specimen No. 9 of Roper et al. (2015)]Toll & Hess (1981b:754, fig. 1); Roper et al. (2015:80)Toll & Hess (1981a:768); Hess & Toll (1981:162, fig. 4); Roper (1992:99); Nesis (2001); Roeleveld (2002:736); Roper & Shea (2013:116)From stomach of female swordfish (205 cm fork length). Very small mature specimen with spermatophores (subadult according to Roper & Shea, 2013). Toll & Hess (1981b) suggested it might be an undescribed dwarf species and Roeleveld (2002:736) wrote of this specimen: "It probably represents a distinct species and perhaps even a separate genus." Kir Nesis also thought it was probably a separate species and wrote that no new information on it had appeared in the 20 years since its original description.[26]
233July 1978Gisborne, New Zealand
{SWP}
Trawl captureArchiteuthis sp.EntireFörch (1998:106)The Gisborne Herald (photographs)
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late 1978Cheyne Beach Whaling Station, Albany, Western Australia
{SWP}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.Two specimensUndeterminedEL: 13 m [larger specimen]; WT: 240[53] or 280 kg [larger specimen]Wallaroo Heritage and Nautical Museum, South Australia (smaller specimen)[Anon.] (1980:27, fig.); Zeidler (1996:7)Zeidler & Gowlett-Holmes (1996:85); Sea FrontiersCaught by Cheynes Beach Whaling Co., Albany, Western Australia; recovered shortly before whaling station's closure in late 1978. Larger specimen used in promotional displays by Hugh Edwards and photographed at Perth Royal Show.[53]
235Unknown (reported 1979)Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
{NWP}
In floating blanket netArchiteuthis sp.EntireUndeterminedTL: 5.5 m; WT: 97 kgSatomi (1979)Kitaguni Newspaper (photograph)[54]
2361979Newfoundland
{NWA}
By trawlEL: 31 ft (9.4 m)Ellis (1998a:263) ["Stephen, pers. comm. (1997)"]Captured by Spanish trawler.
23720 August 1979near Cortes Bank, California, United States, at 550 fathoms (1,010 m) depth
{NEP}
From sablefish trapArchiteuthis japonica?Tentacle onlyTentacleNone givenSBMNH catalog no. 60117Sweeney & Roper (2001:[81]) ["Hochberg (in prep.)"]; Thomas (2006)First recorded specimen from southern California according to Eric Hochberg of Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.[55]
23819 November 1979on beach, Saint Brendan's, Cottel's Island, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland
{NWA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857Entire, in several piecesNone; discardedFemale (immature[56])ML: 154 cm; additional measurementsNone; Aldrich specimen No. 13Aldrich (1979b:2, 2 figs.); Aldrich (1991:473)Flynn & Weigall (1980); Aldrich (1982:2); Clarke (1992:72); Shirlow (2021:33, fig.)Found by Martin Furlong of Saint Brendan's, who secured it with a line to prevent it being washed out to sea.[57] Frederick Aldrich informed of find on 21 November; arrived at Memorial University of Newfoundland the following day.[57] Featured in episode of 1980 documentary series Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World where date of stranding given as 22 November by Frederick Aldrich.[58]
239Unknown (reported 1980)Oregon, United States
{NEP}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912Entire?UndeterminedNoneHochberg & Fields (1980:434)Nesis et al. (1985:523)
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early February 1980Plum Island, Massachusetts, United States; see map
{NWA}
Found stranded on beachArchiteuthis sp.Entire; missing eyes, tentacles, most arm tips, and reddish skin; lost when the squid washed ashoreEntireFemaleWL: 2.7 m; ML: ~2 m; EL: ~9/~10 m [estimate]; WT: 200 kgNMNH catalog no. 814000 [specimen No. 10 of Roper et al. (2015)]Roper & Boss (1982:96, 100, fig.); L. Sweeney (1983); Miller (1983:110, 2 figs.) (cover story); Clark (1983); Carroll (1983); Conley-Early (1995:48); Feldman (1996); Morris (2000); Whalen (2009); [Anon.] (2009); Roper et al. (2015:80)Sarsby (2000); Wu (2018)On public display. Nicknamed "Moby Squid"[59] and "Archi".[60] Removed from beach on stretcher by four men.[61] Originally displayed at New England Aquarium. Given as gift to National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in 1982; acquisition publicised in early 1983 at "Giant Squid Press Conference" led by giant squid expert Clyde Roper at NMNH, where displayed in "mammoth wooden bathtub"[59] in 125 US gallons (470 L) of alcohol.[61] Planned to be initially displayed in museum rotunda for several months before being dissected and studied.[59] Collected for museum by Roper who flew in and moved it from Boston to Washington, D.C. in back of truck; recounted in episode of documentary series First Person in 2000.[62] Featured in Smithsonian Institution's monthly newspaper, The Smithsonian Torch, in February 1983[63] and in 2000 documentary film Quest for the Giant Squid;[64] subject of 1983 television short "The Smithsonian's Giant Squid".[65] From 14 April 2009 displayed in 8-foot (2.4 m) fibreglass tank filled with ~300 US gallons (1,100 L) of isopropyl alcohol at Georgia Aquarium's Cold Water Quest Gallery, on loan from NMNH (planned for up to 2 years).[66]
241March–April 1980about 250 miles (400 km) off California (34°39'–35°39'N 126°25'–127°28'W), North Pacific Ocean, at 25–40 to 90 m depth
{NEP}
By trawlArchiteuthis sp.18 entire specimensUndeterminedML: 50–77 cm (average: 62.5 cm); additional measurements, indices, and descriptionsNesis et al. (1985:519, figs. 1–3)Eighteen specimens taken in 9 trawls.
*No date givenNorth Pacific (35°20′N 126°43′W)
{NEP}
ArchiteuthisTentacles onlyML: ~500 mm [estimate]; TL: 1030/1570 mm; CL: 311/357 mm; CSC: 247/246; TSC: >273/>274; additional indices and countsP. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology [specimen NP-33 of Roeleveld (2002)]Nesis et al. (1985:519); Roeleveld (2002:727)One of the 18 specimens from record #241. Tentacle morphology examined by Roeleveld (2002).
2422 July 19801,500 miles (2,400 km) off Oregon, Northeast Pacific (42°35′N 148°35′W) at 15 m depth
{NEP}
By pelagic trawlArchiteuthis sp.EntireEntire, minus arms and tentaclesML: 164 cm [fresh]; FL: 75 cm [fresh]; FW: 43 cm [fresh]; description of thawed plus preserved specimenZMMGUNesis et al. (1985:518)Taken by R/V Novoul'yanovsk with 133 m pelagic trawl.
2431980off New South Wales coast, Eastern Australia
{SWP}
From smooth hammerhead stomach, Sphyrna zygaenaArchiteuthis sp.BeakUndeterminedML: 706 mm [estimate]Dunning et al. (1993:124)
2441980Vertical de Cudillero, Asturias, Spain
{NEA}
Not specifiedArchiteuthis duxAt least a tentacleWT: 100 kg [tentacle only?]Guerra et al. (2006:258)Attempt made to haul aboard a tentacle weighing 100 kg [?], but material was discarded upon observation of its poor state. Seen from the ship Oñaegea.
24520 August 1980South African waters
{SEA}
By trawl; taken by fisheries vesselArchiteuthis sp.EntireNoneML: 0.81 mPérez-Gándaras & Guerra (1989:114)
24621 October 1980Patton Escarpment, California, United States (32°28′30″N 120°15′48″W) at 500–600 m depth
{NEP}
By RMT-8 midwater trawlArchiteuthis sp.Tentacle club and stalkTentacle club and stalkTL: 4.27 m; CL: 41.5 cm; DC: 15.3 cm; MaL: 24.5 cm; LSD: 1.85 cmSBMNH catalog no. 60120Robison (1989:39, figs. 1–2)Packham (1998); Grann (2004)Severed from live animal; tissue still elastic and responsive to mechanical stimulation, exhibiting grasping suckers and chromatophore contraction.[67] Provided direct evidence for depth of occurrence. Chemical analysis carried out by Robison (1989); composition suggestive of "relatively strong swimming capability" and buoyancy due to high ammonium concentration. Flesh tasted by Robison who described it as "bitter".[68] Featured in episode of 1998 documentary series The X Creatures.[69]
247February 1981Kāne'ohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands
{NEP}
By hook and lineArchiteuthis sp.EntireBeak plus piece of flesh?WL: 20 ft (6.1 m)UndeterminedHiga (1981:9)Taken alive while trolling by M. Yoshida and D. Maeda; attacked by false killer whale during retrieval.
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10 February 1981~10 miles (16 km) offshore from Kahana Bay, Oahu, Hawaii
{NEP}
Caught by fisherman"likely to be of the genus Architeuthis"At least head and arms; skin and eye(s) intact(adult)EyD: at least 270 mm [estimate]; pupil diameter: 90 mm [estimate]Nilsson et al. (2012:683, fig. 1)Caught by fisherman Henry Olsen. Photograph of freshly caught specimen taken by Ernie Choy at pier shows head with undamaged eye; used by Nilsson et al. (2012) to estimate eye and pupil diameter on basis of standard fuel hose visible in frame (findings of paper summarised by Partridge, 2012; challenged by Schmitz, 2013; Schmitz et al., 2013a, b; defended by Nilsson et al., 2013).
24920 May 1981Vavilov Ridge, Southeast Atlantic (7°56′S 0°57′E) at 400–470 m depth
{SEA}
By 110 m cable-trawlArchiteuthis sp.EntireTentacles plus part of viscera; remainder lostTL: 420 + 400 cm [fresh]; TL: 287 + 269 cm [fixed]; additional counts, measurements, and descriptionUndeterminedNesis et al. (1985:522)Taken by R/V Novoukrainka.
2501981Asturias, Spain
{NEA}
Not specifiedArchiteuthis duxEntire??EL: 10 mGuerra et al. (2006:258)Displayed in a Gijón fish shop before being sold at a market in Avilés.
2513 August 1981Orange River mouth, Southeast Atlantic (27°45′S 10°45′E) at 18–95 m depth
{SEA}
By trawlArchiteuthis sp.EntireEntireML: 81 cm; TL: 364 cm; WT: 11.8 kgUndeterminedNesis et al. (1985:522)Taken by R/V Novoukrainka.
2527 September 1981Azores Islands
{NEA}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.Lower beakUndeterminedLRL: 14.1 mmClarke (1986:fig. 22b)
25311 October 1981Tasman Sea (33°19.4′S 155°00.3′E) at 20 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis sp.EntireEntireLarvaML: 10.3 mmNMVLu (1986:9, fig.); Roper (1992:99, fig. 161)Zeidler & Gowlett-Holmes (1996:85); Roper & Shea (2013:116)Captured by FRV Soela at 1450 hours.
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10 November 1981Hare Bay, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland
{NWA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857Entire, in remarkably good condition; skin, tentacles and eye(s) intactEntireFemale (immature)[70]ML: 159 cm; EL: 32 or 42 ft (9.8 or 12.8 m) [when found]; EL: 29 ft (8.8 m) [as of 2009]; WT: 250–300 lb (110–140 kg) (or ~120 kg[70]); additional measurementsThe Rooms catalog no. MO-1692. Aldrich specimen No. 14Aldrich (1982:2, fig.); Aldrich (1991:473); [The Rooms] (2007:12); Bourque (2009); [Anon.] (c. 2014)On public display. Stranded by receding tide around 11:30 a.m.;[70] found in 30 cm of water adjacent to the property of David Lush, who came upon it while walking with his young daughter Kelly. Lush and Ray Collins brought it to the attention of Frederick Aldrich, via Jon Lien.[70] Viewed on beach by staff and students of Jane Collins Academy, one of whom photographed specimen in situ.[71] Transported to the Memorial University of Newfoundland where it arrived on morning of 11 November, and dissected there on 12 November. Vivid chromatophoric colour change observed in the form of waves and flashes, and suckers of manal (central) portion of tentacular club still functioned.[70] Eye was "relatively intact" and included lens; described by Aldrich as "first ever collected".[70] Stellate ganglion and associated giant axon dissected out by neuroscientist Don Geduldig.[70] Alimentary canal free of food remains.[70] Donated by Aldrich to the Natural History Branch of the old Newfoundland Museum in 1987. Originally preserved in 300-litre tank. On 18 November 2007, following minor repairs (arms sewn up and loose skin removed), specimen was transferred to an 800-gallon (3,600 L) tank filled with propylene glycol at The Rooms, where it could be exhibited with tentacles fully extended.
255Christmas 1981Playa de Luarca, Asturias, Spain
{NEA}
Found washed ashore on beachArchiteuthis duxEntire?; poor conditionGuerra et al. (2006:258)Found by Secundino González and Manuel Pico.
2561981–1984Azores
{NEA}
From sperm whale stomachsArchiteuthis ?dux Steenstrup, 1860BeaksUndeterminedWT: 23 kg [estimated average]; ML: 1 m [estimated average]Clarke et al. (1993:71)Found in stomach contents of 76.5% of 17 sperm whales sampled during 1981–1984.
25730 January 1982off New South Wales, Australia (33°44′S 153°00′E) from surface to 600 m depth
{SWP}
By oblique pelagic trawlArchiteuthis sp.EntireUndeterminedFemale (juvenile)ML: 42.2 cmJackson et al. (1991:331)Zeidler & Gowlett-Holmes (1996:85); Roper & Shea (2013:116)
258July 1982North Canterbury, New Zealand
{SWP}
Trawl captureArchiteuthis sp.EntirePartial clubNMNZ; NMNZ M77446Förch (1998:106)
25923 August 1982off shore, Radøy (near Bergen), Norway
{NEA}
By hook and line, caught aliveArchiteuthis monachus (Steenstrup in Harting, 1860)EntireUndeterminedEL: ~10 m; TL: ~7.3 m; WT: ~220 kgZMUB?Brix (1983:422, fig. 1)Brix et al. (1989:34); Hoving et al. (2006:158)Caught in 5 m deep bay; dying at time of capture. Blood study by Brix et al. (1989).
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September 1982Fladen Ground, northern North Sea, c. 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Aberdeen, Scotland (c. 59°N 0.5°E / 59; 0.5 (Giant squid specimen)), depth unknown but 100–150 m in area [or: north of Dogger Bank, North Sea (55°30′N 3°00′E; given as "55°30'N 3°E")[72]]
{NEA}
By trawlArchiteuthis spec.; Architeuthis duxEntire; most of viscera missing, posterior tail and fins cut off, small piece of testis present, fragments of reddish membrane (which normally covers viscera) present, spermatangia deeply implanted in left arm IV (180–350 mm from base)EntireMale (mature?)ML: 900 mm; MT: 22 mm [maximum]; WT: ≥18 kg [much lower than fresh mass]; AL(I): 700+/750+ mm; AL(II): 610+/870+ mm; AL(III): 980+/790+ mm; AL(IV): 830+/940+ mm; TL: 810+/1040+ mm; EyD: 80 mm; GiL: 250 mm; FuD: 55 mm; FuCL: 115 mm; ASD: 15 mm [largest]; [measurements taken after almost 25 years of preservation in formalin]RMNH catalog nos. RMNH.MOL.92511 & 111016Hoving et al. (2006:153); [Naturalis] (c. 2012); [Naturalis] (2015b); [Naturalis] (2016)On public display. Caught by beam trawler Urk 56, operating from IJmuiden harbour; purchased from F. Sievertsen. First giant squid caught by Dutch fishermen. Probably mature, having spermatangia (inverted spermatophores) implanted in ventral arm. Exhibited at Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden in formalin or 70% alcohol.[72]
261October 1982off Japan (44°N 152°E) at 150–200 m depth
{NWP}
Caught by squid-fishing boatArchiteuthis japonicaEntireEntire?ML: 2.1 m; EL: 8.1 m; AC: 31 cm; WT: 163 kg [without viscera]Iida et al. (1992:2384)Stored frozen at −25 °C. Identified by Takashi Okutani, then of Tokai-ku Fisheries Research Institute. Chemical composition of arm and mantle tissue analysed by Iida et al. (1992).
26230 October 1982Sandy Cove, Fogo Island, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland
{NWA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857Entire, in poor conditionEntire?FemaleML: 169 cm; additional measurementsNMSJ catalog no. MO-1693. Aldrich specimen No. 15Aldrich (1991:474, fig. 10)"Had engaged in battle with what apparently was another cephalopod".
26330 December 1982Kuzuareyama coast of Noh-machi, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
{NWP}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912EntireUndetermined?WL: 3.98 m; WT: 120 kgHonma et al. (1983:23, fig. 1)
2641983Las Tiberas, Asturias, Spain
{NEA}
Not specifiedArchiteuthis duxWT: 150 kg [dead]Guerra et al. (2006:258)Collected by "El Dioni" of Avilés.
26519 August 1983west coast of North Island, New Zealand (39°03′S 174°04′E)
{SWP}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887EntireNoneFemale (immature)ML: 2035 mm; HL: ~0.5 m; WT: >200 kg; ASD: 23 mmNMNZ; NMNZ M79971. Gauldie et al. specimen No. 1Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Förch (1983:6, fig.); Förch (1998:specimen 1)Judd (1996)Found stuck in filtering screens of cooling water intake of New Plymouth power station. Specimen "appeared to be a different species" from next New Zealand carcass (#267).[73]
2668–9 January 1984Cove Bay (near Aberdeen), Scotland
{NEA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis cf. duxEntireUndeterminedFemaleWL: ~4.23 m; ML: ~1.75 m; GL: 1.57 m; BC: 1.40 m; HC: 0.88 m; WT: ~168 kg; ED: <0.5–<1.0 mmNixon (1984:4); Boyle (1986:81)Boyle (1984:12); Collins (1998a:489)Tested for buoyancy. Egg count estimated at >10×106.
2678 March 1984Auckland Islands (51°16′S 166°52′E) at 533 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887EntireUndeterminedFemaleML: 1930 mm; no other measurementsNone?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 2Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Förch (1998:specimen 2)Judd (1996); O'Shea (2007)Caught by F/V Shinkai Maru. Specimen "appeared to be a different species" from previous New Zealand carcass (#265).[73]
26812 April 1984southeast coast of North Island, New Zealand (41°11′S 176°44′E) at 870–1100 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887EntireUndeterminedFemaleML: 930 mm; no other measurementsNone?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 3Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Förch (1998:specimen 5)O'Shea (2007)
269April 19843 miles (4.8 km) from Tazones, Asturias, Spain
{NEA}
By trawlArchiteuthis duxEntire?WL: 3–4 mGuerra et al. (2006:258)Captured by Antonio Coro.
2703 May 1984near Castlepoint lighthouse, west coast of North Island, New Zealand (40°54′S 176°14′E)
{SWP}
Found floatingArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887EntireUndeterminedFemaleML: 1770 mm; no other measurementsNone?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 4Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Förch (1998:specimen 3)Judd (1996)Specimen "brought to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in Wellington on the back of a ute by a rock lobster fisherman", who initially thought it was "a large floating plastic bag" but noticed it was being attacked by gulls. Many features said to be intermediate between those of #265 and 267.[73]
2719 May 1984Cape Palliser, Wellington, New Zealand
{SWP}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis sp.Entire?UndeterminedNone[Anon.] (1984:1); Stevens (1988:150)Site of stranding close (within 4–8 km) to head of Wairarapa submarine canyon.[74]
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12 May 1984Princess Bay beach, Wellington, New Zealand (41°17′S 174°47′E)
{SWP}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887EntireUndeterminedFemaleML: 1825 mm; no other measurementsNone?; catalog no. M79974; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 5 [specimen No. 4 of Förch (1998)][Anon.] (1984:1, fig.); Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Förch (1998:specimen 4, frontispiece pl., figs. 3A, 7A–B, 12A)Stevens (1988:150, fig. 3); Nesis (2001, fig.)Collected by Ms. Kylie Solomon and Mr. Rangi Solomon.[75] Site of stranding close (within 4–8 km) to head of Nicholson submarine canyon.[74]
273May 1984Namibia, South African waters
{SEA}
By trawlArchiteuthis sp.EntireUndeterminedML: 1250 mm[?]; WT: 38 kg; MW: 390 mm; HW: 250 mm; FL: 570 mm; FW: 280 mm[?]; TL: 4750 mmPérez-Gándaras & Guerra (1989:115)Taken by fisheries vessel.
274June 1984Chub Cay, Bahamas (25°24.25′N 77°55′W)
{NWA}
Found dying at surface; not collectedArchiteuthis duxEntire; tentacles missingNoneWL: 400 cm; WT: 114 lb (52 kg)None [specimen No. 11 of Roper et al. (2015)]Roper et al. (2015:80)Identified based on photo.
275June 1984west coast hoki grounds, South Island, New Zealand
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis sp.EntireFörch (1998:106)Caught by F/V Arrow.
2761984Cal. Sierra d Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
{NEA}
From shark stomachArchiteuthis duxSevered tentacleTC: >10 cmGuerra et al. (2006:258)
27725 July 1984northwest coast of South Island, New Zealand (41°05′S 170°52′E) at 475 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887EntireEntireFemaleML: 1560 mm; TL: 7500 mm [right]; CSC: 250 [right]; additional indices and countsNMNZ; NMNZ M.86826; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 6 [specimen NZ-6 of Roeleveld (2002)]Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Förch (1998:specimen 6); Roeleveld (2002:727)O'Shea (2007)Tentacle morphology examined by Roeleveld (2002).
27824 September 1984southwest coast of South Island, New Zealand (46°18′S 166°30′E) at 365 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887EntireEntireFemaleML: 2020 mm; TL: 6325/7250 mm; CL: 925/925 mm; CSC: 287/287; TSC: 310/310; additional indices and countsNMNZ; NMNZ M.79976; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 7 [specimen NZ-7 of Roeleveld (2002)]Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Förch (1998:specimen 7); Roeleveld (2002:727)O'Shea (2007)Caught by F/V Tengawai. Tentacle morphology examined by Roeleveld (2002).
279Unknown (sampled during 1984–1990)San Miguel Island, California, United States
{NEP}
From northern elephant seal stomach, Mirounga angustirostrisArchiteuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912BeaksUndeterminedNoneAntonelis et al. (1994:214)From three northern elephant seals, sampled during 1984–1990.
2806 June 1985New Zealand (47°04′S 169°32′E) at 310 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis sp.EntireFemaleML: ~2000 mmFörch (1998:106)O'Shea (2007)Caught by F/V Daishin Maru 23.
28123 July 1985off New Zealand; see map
{SWP}
Unspecified recordArchiteuthis sp.Larva(e)Larva(e)O'Shea (N.d.)
28231 July 1985off New Zealand; see map
{SWP}
Unspecified recordArchiteuthis sp.Larva(e)Larva(e)O'Shea (N.d.)
28326 August 1985off New Zealand; see map
{SWP}
Unspecified recordArchiteuthis sp.Larva(e)Larva(e)O'Shea (N.d.)
28428 August 1985off New Zealand; see map
{SWP}
Unspecified recordArchiteuthis sp.Larva(e)Larva(e)O'Shea (N.d.)
28529 August 1985off New Zealand; see map
{SWP}
Unspecified recordArchiteuthis sp.Larva(e)Larva(e)O'Shea (N.d.)
2861 September 1985off New Zealand; see map
{SWP}
Unspecified recordArchiteuthis sp.Larva(e)Larva(e)O'Shea (N.d.)
287Unknown (reported 1986)Unknown
{?}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.Buccal mass and beakBeakLRL: 18.8 mmUndeterminedClarke (1986:fig. 22a)From sperm whale stomach (G17A65).
288Unknown (reported 1986)South Africa
{SEA}
From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.Lower beakBeakLRL: 17.2 mmUndeterminedClarke (1986:fig. 23)
289Unknown (reported 1986)Azores Islands
{NEA}
Not statedArchiteuthis sp.Lower beakLower beakML: 1980 mm; LRL: 19.4 mmUndeterminedClarke (1986:fig. 24a)
29029 January 1986off Aberdeen, Scotland
{NEA}
By trawlArchiteuthis cf. duxEntireNone; sold commerciallyWL: 2.98 m; ML: 1.45 m; BC: 1.10 m; AC: 0.22 m; WT: ~90 kgBoyle (1986:82)Collins (1998a:489)Caught by fishing vessel; measurements by Mr. G. Howard.
291March 1986near mouth of Orange River, South Africa (27°52′S 14°40′E) at 510–550 m depth
{SEA}
By bottom trawlArchiteuthis sp.EntireEntireFemale (maturing)ML: 1680 mm; LRL: 17.4 mm; URL: 17.1 mm; extensive measurements, illustrations, and descriptionSAM catalog no. S1681 [specimen SA-3 of Roeleveld (2000)]Roeleveld & Lipiński (1991:433, pls.); Roeleveld (2000:185)Taken by MT Pardelhas. Beak morphometrics studied by Roeleveld (2000).
29231 March 1986Auckland Islands (50°50′S 166°51′E) at 296 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887EntireUndeterminedFemaleML: 1720 mm; no other measurementsNone?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 8Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Förch (1998:specimen 11)O'Shea (2007)Caught by F/V Akebono Maru 73.
29311 April 1986northeast coast of North Island, New Zealand (35°43′S 174°20′E)
{SWP}
Found floatingArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887EntireUndeterminedMaleML: 1260 mm; no other measurementsNone?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 9Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Förch (1998:specimen 9)
29417 April 1986east coast of South Island, New Zealand (43°38′S 174°43′E) at 470 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887EntireEntireFemaleML: 1815 mm; TL: 3150/3110 mm; CSC: 257/248; TSC: 279 [right]; additional indices and countsNMNZ; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 10 [specimen NZ-12 of Roeleveld (2002)]Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Förch (1998:specimen 12); Roeleveld (2002:727)O'Shea (2007)Caught by F/V Banshu Maru 8. Tentacle morphology examined by Roeleveld (2002).
29527 May 1986southwest coast of South Island, New Zealand (46°32′S 166°11′E) at 604 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887EntireEntireFemaleML: 1830 mm; CL: 840 mm; additional indices and countsNMNZ; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 11 [specimen NZ-13 of Roeleveld (2002)]Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Förch (1998:specimen 13); Roeleveld (2002:727)O'Shea (2007)Caught by F/V Daishin Maru 28. O'Shea (2007) gives date as 27 April. Tentacle morphology examined by Roeleveld (2002).
296third week of July 1986Newfoundland
{NWA}
Not statedArchiteuthis?Entire?; "rotting"NoneAldrich (1991:460)Reported by T. Matthews of the Department of the Environment at Bristol's Hope, Conception Bay. "No information on the specimen has been obtained, save that it was in "rotting" condition".[76]
29717 July 1986 (also reported as 19 July[77])Randalls Bay, at mouth of Huon River, near Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia
{SWP}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthisEntire?None; not collectedNone given[TMAG] (2007:18)Trivedi (2002); [Anon.] (2007a)Found on beach.
29818 July 1986west coast of South Island, New Zealand (42°03′S 170°26′E) at 450/500 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887EntireUndeterminedML: 1380 mm; WT: 43.5 kg; see Förch (1998:110)None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 12Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Förch (1998:107)O'Shea (2007)Caught by F/V Dolomit.
2998 September 1986east coast of South Island, New Zealand (43°43′S 174°56′E) at 480 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887EntireUndeterminedFemaleML: 2140 mm; no other measurementsNone?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 13Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Förch (1998:specimen 14)O'Shea (2007)Caught by F/V Banshu Maru 8.
30026 February 1987east coast of South Island, New Zealand (44°09′S 173°44′E) at 350 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887EntireEntireMale [female?[8]]ML: 1900 mm; CL: 755 mm; CSC: 222; additional indices and countsNMNZ; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 14 [specimen NZ-8 of Roeleveld (2002)]Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Förch (1998:specimen 8); Roeleveld (2002:727)O'Shea (2007)Caught by F/V Daishin Maru 22. Roeleveld (2002) and O'Shea (2007) give coordinates of 44°09′S 173°35′E and O'Shea (2007) gives depth of 312–356 m. Tentacle morphology examined by Roeleveld (2002).
3015 March 1987off Shetland Islands
{NEA}
By trawlArchiteuthis sp.UndeterminedML: 1100 mmCollins (1998a:489)
302April–July 1987approximately 40°S 120°W, South Pacific
{SEP}
By trawlArchiteuthis sp.Eight juvenilesUndetermined(juveniles)NoneAlexeyev (1994:156, map)Taken in subantarctic waters by R/V Vozrozhdeniye, cruise XI.
3033 May 1987southeast coast of North Island, New Zealand (41°31′S 176°43′E) at 360 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887EntireUndeterminedFemaleML: 1610 mm; no other measurementsNone?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 15Gauldie et al. (1994:94)Förch (1998:107); O'Shea (2007)Listed in table as 3 April. Used for statolith study.
3049 May 1987east coast of South Island, New Zealand (43°38′S 174°14′E) at 506 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887EntireUndeterminedFemaleML: 2135 mm; no other measurementsNone?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 16Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Förch (1998:specimen 15)O'Shea (2007)Caught by F/V Daishin Maru 28.
3051987near Sydney, Australia
{SWP}
By trawl?Architeuthis sp.Entire?UndeterminedWT: 150 kgGannon (1996)"150 kg monster landed near Sydney in 1987"[78]
30619 July 1987off New Zealand; see map
{SWP}
Unspecified recordArchiteuthis sp.Larva(e)Larva(e)O'Shea (N.d.)
30720 July 1987off New Zealand; see map
{SWP}
Unspecified recordArchiteuthis sp.Larva(e)Larva(e)O'Shea (N.d.)
30826 July 1987west coast of South Island, New Zealand (42°35′S 170°23′E) at 503 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887EntireUndeterminedML: 1300 mm; see Förch (1998:110)None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 17Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Förch (1998:107)O'Shea (2007)Caught by F/V Zuiyo 3.
30926 July 1987off New Zealand; see map
{SWP}
Unspecified recordArchiteuthis sp.Larva(e)Larva(e)O'Shea (N.d.)
31028 July 1987off New Zealand; see map
{SWP}
Unspecified recordArchiteuthis sp.Larva(e)Larva(e)O'Shea (N.d.)
31116 August 1987west coast of South Island, New Zealand (41°21′S 170°30′E) at 464 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887EntireUndeterminedML: 1370 mm; WT: 70 kg; no other measurementsNone?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 18Gauldie et al. (1994:94)Förch (1998:108); O'Shea (2007)Caught by F/V Zuiyo 3.
31225 August 1987west coast of South Island, New Zealand (41°31′S 170°34′E) at 410–608 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887EntireUndeterminedFemaleML: 1230 mm; see Förch (1998:110)None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 19Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Förch (1998:108)O'Shea (2007)
3132 September 1987east of Auckland Islands (51°18′S 170°23′E)
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887EntireUndeterminedML: 1780 mm; see Förch (1998:110)None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 20Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Förch (1998:108)O'Shea (2007)Caught by F/V Mys Kronotsky.
31413 October 1987south coast of South Island, New Zealand (46°24′S 166°23′E) at 487 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887EntireUndeterminedML: 1770 mm; see Förch (1998:110)None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 21Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Förch (1998:108)O'Shea (2007)Caught by F/V Chiyo Maru 2.
315October 1987South African waters (29°46′S 14°43′E)
{SEA}
By trawlArchiteuthis sp.EntireUndeterminedML: 1790 mm[?]; WT: 130 kg; MW: 485 mm; HW: 240 mm; FL: 720 mm; FW: 360 mmPérez-Gándaras & Guerra (1989:115)Taken by fisheries vessel.
3164 November 1987south coast of South Island, New Zealand (47°32′S 169°10′E)
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887EntireUndeterminedML: 2010 mm; see Förch (1998:110)None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 22Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Förch (1998:108)O'Shea (2007)Caught by F/V Chiyo Maru.
3175 November 1987southwest coast of South Island, New Zealand (46°31′S 166°30′E) at 550 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887EntireUndeterminedML: 1770 mm; no other measurementsNone?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 23Gauldie et al. (1994:94)Förch (1998:108); O'Shea (2007)Caught by F/V Chiyo Maru 2.
31826 November 1987off New Zealand (47°29′S 169°35′E) at 540 m depth
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)
3195 December 1987New Zealand (47°28′S 169°35′E) at 540 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis sp.EntireWT: ~80 kgFörch (1998:108)O'Shea (2007)Caught by F/V Chiyo Maru 2.
3206 December 1987New Zealand (47°30′S 169°19′E) at 550 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis sp.EntireWT: ~20 kgFörch (1998:108)O'Shea (2007)Caught by F/V Chiyo Maru 2.
321late 1987hoki grounds, South Island, New Zealand
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis sp.EntireUndeterminedFemaleML: 1830 mm; no other measurementsNone?; Förch specimen No. 10Förch (1998:107)
32225 January 1988Auckland Islands (51°00′S 166°42′E) at 495 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis kirkii Robson, 1887EntireUndeterminedML: 1880 mm; WT: ~150 kg; see Förch (1998:110)None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 24Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Förch (1998:108)O'Shea (2007)Caught by F/V Nikolaevskiy Korabel. O'Shea (2007) gives date as 25 December.
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16 April 1988Uradome coast, Shirohara, Iwami-cho, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
{NWP}
Found stranded in shallow water, aliveArchiteuthis duxEntire, good condition; red skin and tentacles intact, most arm tips missingEntireProbably female (maturity unknown)EL: 6959 mm; DML: 1309 mm; MW: 383 mm; Mantle perimeter: 878 mm; FL: 540 mm; FW: 325 mm; HL: 350 mm; HW: 193 mm; TL: 5218/5300 mm; TCL: 703/773 mm; TSD: 20 mm [maximum]; AL(I): 1211/1492 mm; AL(II): 1781/1096 mm; AL(III): 1549/1458 mm; AL(IV): 1343/1507 mm; WT: ~80 kg; extensive additional measurements and countsTottori Prefectural Museum; TRPM-A-595-0201-01Nomura (1988:26); Tamura (1995:481); [Anon.] (2006); Wada et al. (2014:67, figs. 1–4); Shimada et al. (2017:9)[Tottori] (2006); [Suiso] (N.d.)On public display. Photographed in shallow water by Yasuke Yamane. Exhibited at Tottori Prefectural Museum since 21 June 1988, preserved in formalin; oldest specimen on public display in Japan.[79] Displayed in 4 m × 0.7 m × 0.7 m tank on inclined surface so both sides can be viewed.[80] Formed part of ground floor exhibit at Misawa Airport between 15 and 30 July 2006.[81] Removed from old tank and examined in detail on 19 March 2013.[82]
32428 July 1988off New Zealand; see map
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Unspecified recordArchiteuthis sp.Larva(e)Larva(e)O'Shea (N.d.)
32529 July 1988off New Zealand; see map
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Unspecified recordArchiteuthis sp.Larva(e)Larva(e)O'Shea (N.d.)
32631 July 1988off New Zealand; see map
{SWP}
Unspecified recordArchiteuthis sp.Larva(e)Larva(e)O'Shea (N.d.)
32712 March 1989Namibia (26°07′S 13°41′E)
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By trawlArchiteuthis sp.EntireOnly tentacle clubs, hectocotylus, genitalia, beaks, and statolithMale (mature)ML: 1220 mm [fresh]; FL: 540 mm [thawed]; FW: 460 mm [thawed]; MW: 460 mm [thawed]; TL: 5060 + 4510 mm [thawed]; WT: 41,350 g [thawed]; other measurementsICM?Villanueva & Sánchez (1993:33)
1989north of Cortes Bank, California, United States, at 1,800 ft (550 m) depth
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By trawlArchiteuthis japonica?Tentacle pieceNot statedNone givenThomas (2006)
328August 1989South Shore, Bermuda (~32°12′N 64°53′W)
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Found floating at surfaceArchiteuthis duxEntire?, "relatively good condition"ML: 95 cm[specimen No. 12 of Roper et al. (2015)]Roper et al. (2015:80)
329September 1989Santa Catarina State, Brazil (27°24′S 45°37′W)
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Found floating at surfaceArchiteuthis sp.FemaleML: 151 cmInstituto de Pesca, Santos, BrazilArfelli et al. (1991:83, figs. 2–3)et al. (1998:109)
3307 February 1990Poipu, Kauai, Hawaiian Islands
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From sperm whale stomachArchiteuthis sp.Lower beaksUndeterminedClarke & Young (1998:625)From stranded 7250 kg male sperm whale.
33110 February 1990Long Rock, Penzance, Cornwall, England
{NEA}
From stomach of stranded sperm whaleArchiteuthis spp.47 beaksBeaks?UndeterminedClarke & Pascoe (1997:1256)Roper & Shea (2013:112)From 46 ft (14 m) male sperm whale. Giant squid accounted for 43% by number and estimated 80% by weight of total stomach contents. Possibly largest number of giant squid beaks found in a single whale stomach.[83]
33219 July 1990West Cove, San Miguel Island, California, United States
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From northern elephant seal stomach, Mirounga angustirostrisArchiteuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912BeaksOne lower beakNoneNMML catalog no. 486Fiscus (1993:94)From male northern elephant seal (specimen no. Y1991/1992).
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14 March 1991Soetwater, near Slangkop Lighthouse, Kommetjie (Cape Peninsula), South Africa
{SEA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis sp.Entire; tentacles missing, arms incomplete[84]EntireFemale (mature)ML: 1850 mm; statolith; LRL: 16.2 mm [estimate]; URL: 16.5 mm; additional beak measurementsSAM catalog no. S2486 [specimen SA-4 of Roeleveld (2000)]Lipiński (1997:299); Roeleveld (2000:185); Roeleveld (N.d.)The Natal Mercury, 1996; Roeleveld (1998:8)Found stranded after storm.[84] Beak morphometrics studied by Roeleveld (2000). Model based on specimen (1.85 m ML; 9.3 m EL; 7.15 m TL) built for Aquatic World gallery of South African Museum.[84]
33415 June 1991South Africa (34°47′S 18°14′E)
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UndeterminedArchiteuthis sp.EntireEntireFemale (maturing)ML: 1400 mm; statolith; LRL: 18.1 mm; URL: 17.6 mm; additional beak measurementsSAM catalog no. S2546 [specimen SA-5 of Roeleveld (2000)]Roeleveld (1996); Lipiński (1997:299); Roeleveld (2000:185)Beak morphometrics studied by Roeleveld (2000).
335 ?, 1992Playa de Xagó, Asturias, Spain
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Not specified; found floating at surface?Architeuthis duxMantle and head at leastGuerra et al. (2006:258)Rest of mantle and head wrapped in a cloth of "volanta". Found by Guardia Civil.
3361992El Musel, Asturias, Spain
{NEA}
Not specifiedArchiteuthis duxEntire??EL: 5 mGuerra et al. (2006:258)
337April 1992playa de Los Positos, Mazo, La Palma, Canary Islands
{NEA}
Found on beachArchiteuthis?"remains""small samples""large specimen"González & Heylen (2002:71)Samples taken by biologists and analysed without reaching definitive conclusion.
3387 May 1992Kommetjie (Cape Peninsula), South Africa
{SEA}
UndeterminedArchiteuthis sp.Head onlyHeadFemaleML: 1600 mm [estimate]; statolith; LRL: 17.1 mm; URL: 17.3 mm; additional beak measurementsSAM catalog no. S2556 [specimen SA-6 of Roeleveld (2000)]Roeleveld (1996); Lipiński (1997:299); Roeleveld (2000:185)Beak morphometrics studied by Roeleveld (2000).
33910 June 1992west of Cape Columbine (32°53'S), South Africa
{SEA}
UndeterminedArchiteuthis sp.EntireEntireFemale (?maturing–mature)ML: 1770 mm; statolith; LRL: 17.5 mm; URL: 18.8 mm; additional beak measurementsSAM catalog no. S2562 [specimen SA-7 of Roeleveld (2000)]Roeleveld (1996); Lipiński (1997:299); Roeleveld (2000:185)Beak morphometrics studied by Roeleveld (2000).
34015–16 July 1992northwest of Chatham Islands; see map
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Unspecified recordArchiteuthis sp.Larva(e)Larva(e)O'Shea (N.d.)
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16 July 1992 (also reported as 20 July 1991[77])Stinking Bay, near Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, Australia (43.13°S 147.87°E / -43.13; 147.87 (Giant squid specimen))
{SWP}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis duxEntireEntireUnknownNone givenNMV catalog no. MV F74346 (main specimen); TMAG catalog nos. E20643 (gladius) & E20644 (sucker rings)[TMAG] (2007:18); [MV] (2013)Trivedi (2002); [Anon.] (2007a)Found on beach; collected by S. Wisby. Main specimen at Museums Victoria preserved in 70% ethanol and 4% formalin buffered with borax.[85] Missing tentacles according to one source.[86]
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Unknown (reported 1993)southern Japan
{NWP}
Sick/dying animal photographed and filmed in shallow waterArchiteuthis dux; Moroteuthis robusta[87] (now known as Onykia robusta[88])Entire; aliveNoneNonePoppe & Goto (1993:pl. 28 fig. 1); Ellis (1998a:210)Japanese made-for-television film; Norman (2000:174)Non-architeuthid. Photograph of sick/dying Onykia robusta taken by H. Kubota in shallow water. Squid is shown with diver, although wide-angle photography exaggerates animal's size. A video of the same squid appears in a Japanese made-for-television film.[89] If correctly identified as an architeuthid these would have been the first photo and video of a live giant squid.[89]
34214 May 1993Morne Brabant, Mauritius
{SIO}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis sp.EntireUndetermined?ML: 4.5 m; WT: 240 kgStaub (1993:141, pl. 1a,b)Paxton (2016a:83)Discussing maximum mantle length in giant squid, Paxton (2016a:83) wrote: "A 4.5 m specimen from Mauritius is often mistakenly cited but consultation of the primary paper (Staub, 1993) reveals an ill-defined length which is clearly not ML."
34323 December 1993at edge of mangroves, east side of Hungry Bay, Paget, Bermuda
{NWA}
Found floating at surfaceArchiteuthis duxEntire?ML: 7–8 ft (2.1–2.4 m)[specimen No. 13 of Roper et al. (2015)]Roper et al. (2015:80)Collected by Thad Martin; T. Murdoch and C. Bosch-de-Noya also mentioned. Not found in BAMZ collection.
344February 1994La Palma, Canary Islands
{NEA}
Found on beach?Architeuthis?"remains""small samples"None givenGonzález & Heylen (2002:71)Samples taken by biologists and analysed without reaching definitive conclusion.
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March 1994 [or 9 November[90]]3 miles (4.8 km) off Los Cristianos, southern Tenerife, Canary Islands
{NEA}
Found floating at surface, half-dead[26]Architeuthis duxEntireEntireFemale (adult)EL: >10 m; WT: 175[26]/350/600 kgMuseo de la Naturaleza y Arqueología, Santa Cruz de TenerifeGonzález & Heylen (2002:69, fig.); [OAMC] (2008); [Anon.] (2014a); [MNH] (2014)Nesis (2001); Miske (2002); [Anon.] (2004); Alcalá (2004)Found by tourist boat Batros I. Thought to have been attacked by sperm whale 2–3 days earlier; several cetacean teeth found among remains. Replica exhibited in Museo de la Naturaleza y Arqueología (formerly Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre) in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (see video); specimen itself was long stored frozen and briefly put on public display as part of temporary exhibition "El Museo Fabulado" between 18 March and 31 May 2011.
34621 April 1994Izu-Ogasawara Islands, off central Honshū, Japan (35°20.1′N 143°00.1′E) from surface to 140 m depth
{NWP}
By trawl (obliquely-towed plankton net)Architeuthis sp.Entire; "not in good condition"Entire(juvenile)ML: 19.8 mm; FL: 4.5 mm; HL: 6.4 mm, additional measurementsNot statedTsuchiya & Mori (1998:225)Roper & Shea (2013:116)
347May 1994New Zealand (43°55′S 176°50′E) at 515 m depth
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By trawlArchiteuthis sp.EntireIn piecesML: 1850 mm; FL: 760 mmNMNZ; NMNZ M18019Förch (1998:109)O'Shea (2007)Caught by F/V Dalmor.
348May 1994New Zealand (43°48′S 177°35′E) at 514 m depth
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By trawlArchiteuthis sp.EntireIncompleteML: 1110 mm; FL: 490 mmNMNZ; NMNZ M18020Förch (1998:109)O'Shea (2007)Caught by F/V Dalmor.
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August 1994off Ishikawa-shi (now part of Uruma-shi), Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
{NWP}
Not statedgiant squid ("ダイオウイカ")Entire; tentacles intactEntireEL: 6.37 m; WT: 63 kgOkinawa Churaumi AquariumShimada et al. (2017:9)On public display. Exhibited at Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, preserved in formalin.
350January 1995off King Island, Bass Strait
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis"slightly larger" than specimen of 9 March 1995Zeidler & Gowlett-Holmes (1996:85)
351January 1995500 km off South Island, New Zealand
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis"even larger" than January 1995 specimen from King IslandZeidler & Gowlett-Holmes (1996:85)
3529 March 1995~3.2 nautical miles (5.9 km) SSE of Cape Banks, Australia (37°56.32′S 140°20.79′E)
{SWP}
Found floating at surface, recently deadArchiteuthis sp.Entire, tail damaged, all arms damaged (with most tips missing), tentacles damaged (left missing club, right with detached club portion), eyes missing, head detachedEntireFemaleML: 1530 mm; VML: 1400 mm; MW: 440 mm; MT: 40 mm [maximum]; HL: 320 mm; HW: 270 mm; WT: 48 kg (mantle) + 38 kg (head with limbs);
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FL: 430 mm; FW: 175 mm; FuL: 250 mm; FuD: 110 mm; FuCL: 190 mm; FuCW: 50 mm [maximum]; GL: 1440 mm; GW: 190 mm [maximum]; RL: 340 mm; RW: 130 mm [maximum]; EyOD: 170 mm; distance between eye orbits (dorsally): 90 mm; RL: 70 mm [curled]; RW: 10 mm [between teeth, maximum]; AL(I): 810/610 mm; AL(II): 1450/1120 mm; AL(III): 1330/1290 mm; AL(IV): 1140/1750 mm; ASD: 7–14 mm [left arm I]; TL: 4260/2970 mm (7390 mm total incl. detached club portion); DC: 195 mm; MaL: 410 mm; CaL: 130 mm; CW: 50 mm [maximum]; CSD: 25 mm [maximum]; LRL: 18 mm; URL: 18 mm; additional beak measurements
SAMA; SAMA D18936 (main specimen) + B80 (frozen sample) + XD0040 (alcohol-fixed sample)Zeidler & Gowlett-Holmes (1996:85)Ellis (1998a:6)Caught by Martin Von Stanke on F/V Ocean Lady over ~25 m bottom depth. Stored on ice and transported to museum (with assistance of Thierry Laperousaz) after 1 day without prior freezing. Tissue samples from digestive gland and arm (SAMA B80) saved at −80 °C, muscle samples from mantle and tentacle (SAMA XD0040) preserved in 100% alcohol.
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Beak, radula and fragmented gladius removed and preserved separately. Stomach contained only 9 undetermined squid suckers (13–16 mm diameter) and remains of others. Two large gashes (~20 cm) on left side of mantle may indicate predator attack (but no whales sighted in area at the time).
3532 April 1995Golfo San Jorge, Argentina (46°30′S 66°00′W) at 70 m depth
{SWA}
By trawlArchiteuthisFemale (mature)ML: 1625 mmMuseo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia", Buenos AiresBrunetti et al. (1998:xxx)et al. (1998:109); [Anon.] (1999a); Brunetti et al. (1999:16); [Anon.] (2016)Originally displayed in the hall of marine giants (sala de gigantes del mar) at Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" in Buenos Aires from 1996, but removed in 2005 due to "technical issues" affecting it.[91] Considered the museum's iconic specimen, it was placed back on display in July 2016 (see video) as part of celebrations of the museum's 204th anniversary (see video).[91]
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26 April 1995west of Aran Islands, County Galway, Ireland (53°00′N 12°20′W) at 287 m depth
{NEA}
By 80 mm mesh benthic trawlArchiteuthis sp.; Architeuthis dux[7]EntireHead, tentacles, heart, and gills[7]Male (mature)ML: 1028 mm; MW: 379 mm; TL: 4555 mm; EL: 5970 mm; WT: 26.9 kg;
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HL: 275 mm; HW: 135 mm; AL(I): 870 mm; AL(II): not measured; AL(III): 1054 mm; AL(IV): 1512/1465 mm; LAL: 1512 mm; TCL: 504 mm; DC: 158 mm; MaL: 252 mm; CaL: 94 mm; HeL: no obs.; FL: 390 mm; FW: 298 mm (one fin: 149 mm); EyD: 80 mm; PL: 555 mm; SoA: no obs.; SL: 125–150 mm; LRL: 10.9 mm; URL: 12.5 mm; SInc: 294; G(W): 4.25%
NMI catalog no. 1995.14[7]McSweeney (1995); Collins et al. (1997:562); Guerra et al. (2004:8); Nunn & Holmes (2008)Lordan et al. (1998:905); Collins (1998a:489); O'Sullivan (2017)Taken by trawler M.F.V. Sionnainn, skippered by Michael Flannery (Flannery's son caught two giant squid in the same area in 2017: #651 and 652). University College Cork scientist Colm Lordan interviewed about find on RTÉ News on 1 May 1995; examination began same day.[92] Donated to National Museum of Ireland – Natural History by Lordan; preserved in spirit.[7]
35524 June 1995Porcupine Bank, Ireland (52°25′N 13°45′W) at 300 m depth
{NEA}
By 80 mm mesh benthic trawlArchiteuthis sp.; Architeuthis dux[7]EntireUndetermindedMale (mature)ML: 975 mm; MW: 335 mm; EL: 5950 mm; WT: 22.45 kg;
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HL: 270 mm; HW: 137 mm; TL: 4823 mm; TCL: 500 mm; DC: 172 mm; MaL: 252/236 mm; CaL: 77/92 mm; FL: 356 mm; FW: 266 mm; EyD: 95 mm; PL: 574 mm; SoA: no obs.; SL: 120–140 mm; HeL: no obs.; LRL: 12.7 mm; URL: 12 mm; SInc: 375; G(W): 3.29%
NMI catalog no. 1995.44[7]Collins et al. (1997:562); Guerra et al. (2004:8); Nunn & Holmes (2008)Lordan et al. (1998:905); Collins (1998a:489); O'Sullivan (2017)Taken by trawler M.F.V. Sionnainn, skippered by Michael Flannery (Flannery's son caught two giant squid in the same area in 2017: #651 and 652). Donated to National Museum of Ireland – Natural History by Colm Lordan; preserved in spirit.[7]
35625 June 1995southwest of Aran Islands, County Galway, Ireland (52°50′N 10°20′W) at 110 m depth
{NEA}
By 80 mm mesh benthic trawlArchiteuthis sp.; Architeuthis clarkei; Architeuthis dux[7]EntireHead and mantle[7]Male (mature)ML: 1084 mm; MW: 335 mm; WT: 26.5 kg;
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HL: 288 mm; HW: 144 mm; AL(IV): 1111 mm; LAL: 1111 mm; FL: 368 mm; FW: 264 mm; EyD: 96 mm; HeL: no obs.; PL: 702 mm; SoA: no obs.; SL: 135–155 mm; LRL: 13.3 mm; URL: 10 mm; SInc: 422; G(W): 2.96%
NMI catalog no. 1995.43[7]Collins et al. (1997:562); Guerra et al. (2004:8); Nunn & Holmes (2008)Lordan et al. (1998:905); Collins (1998a:489)Taken by trawler Galway. Donated to National Museum of Ireland – Natural History by Colm Lordan; preserved in spirit.[7]
35726 June 1995off Fowey Rocks Light, Florida, United States (Straits of Florida) (24°45′N 81°00′W; given as "24°45'N 81°W")
{NWA}
Found floating at surfaceArchiteuthis duxEntire?, "mutilated remains"EL: 15–18 ft (4.6–5.5 m); WT: 60 lb (27 kg)[specimen No. 14 of Roper et al. (2015)]Roper et al. (2015:80)Identified based on photo.
7 July 1995south Tenerife, Canary Islands
{NEA}
Recovered by fishermen, deadArchiteuthis duxEntire?, "partially damaged"; possibly with incomplete limbs and missing posterior end of mantleBeak (at least)FemaleDML: 1520 mm [DML estimated from LRL: 1418/1493 mm]; EL: 7.6 m [estimated from DML estimate]; LRL: 16.0 mm; URL: 15.0 mm; additional beak measurements[specimen ID1 of Perales-Raya et al. (2020)]Perales-Raya et al. (2020:359, 361, 365)Beak increments used by Perales-Raya et al. (2020) to estimate age at 615 days. Beak preserved in 70% ethanol upon collection; rehydrated in distilled water for several days prior to age estimation.
35810 July 1995South Africa (32°50′S 16°40′E)
{SEA}
UndeterminedArchiteuthis sp.EntireEntireMale (mature)ML: 1180 mm; statolith; LRL: 14.1 mm; URL: 15.4 mm; additional beak measurementsSAM catalog no. S3353 [specimen SA-10 of Roeleveld (2000)]Lipiński (1997:299); Roeleveld (2000:185)Beak morphometrics studied by Roeleveld (2000).
35915 July 1995Golfo San Jorge, Bahía Bustamante, Argentina (45°12′S 66°30′W)
{SWA}
Found washed ashore on mat of seaweedFemale (immature)ML: 1300 mmRuiz & Fondacaro (1996)et al. (1998:109); Brunetti et al. (1999:16)
36027 September 1995Playa de los Pozos, Asturias, Spain
{NEA}
By seine fishingArchiteuthis duxEntire?WT: 160 kgGuerra et al. (2006:258)Caught by the boats Nuevo Juanito and Hermanos of Avilés using a seine.
3611 December 1995off South Island, New Zealand (43°24'–43°31'S 169°20'–169°10'E) at 305 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis sp.EntireEntireNIWAPuente (1996); O'Shea (2007)Collected by T. Devlin on F/V J. Elaine. O'Shea (2007) gives coordinates as 43°24.31′S 169°20.10′E.
362December 1995off New Zealand (43°26′S 176°23′E)
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisEntire?Entire?, left tentacle looseMale (mature)ML: 1200 mm; TL: 2757+ mm [left]; CL: 552 mm [left]; CSC: 247 [left]; TSC: 278 [left]; additional indices and countsNMNZ; NMNZ Z.8900 [specimen NZ-36 of Roeleveld (2002)]Roeleveld (2002:727)Tentacle morphology examined by Roeleveld (2002).
36331 December 1995off South Island, New Zealand (43°12.3′S 178°19.9′W) at 425 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis sp.EntireEntire, both tentacles looseFemale (maturing?)ML: 2000 mm; WT: ~600 lb (270 kg); TL: 7300 mm [later 5702/4813 mm[10]]; CL: 850 mm [later 812/753 mm[93]]; CSC: 243/242; TSC: 273/268; additional indices and countsNMNZ; NMNZ Z.8436 [specimen NZ-16 of Roeleveld (2002)]Ellis (1997:1); Förch (1998:specimen 16); Roeleveld (2002:727, figs. 2–3)Puente (1996); [Anon.] (1996a); O'Shea (2007)Collected by FRV Tangaroa. Originally deposited at NIWA. Tentacle morphology examined by Roeleveld (2002).
36431 December 1995off New Zealand (43°12′S 178°20′W) at 425 m depth
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ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)Listed as separate record by O'Shea (2007).
365Unknown (reported 1996)near Mt Gambier, off Cape Banks, South Australia
{SWP}
Found floating at surfaceArchiteuthis sp.EntireEntireFemaleWT: 86 kg; BL+HL: 1.85 m; AL: 1.75 m (longest); TL: 7.39 m (longest); EyOD: 17 cm; EL: >9 mSAMAZeidler (1996:7, fig.)Female with fully formed ovaries and small white eggs.
366"very early" January 1996 [or 16 January[94]]off South Island, New Zealand (43°26.47′S 176°23.17′E) at 310 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis sp.EntireEntireMaleTL: 21 ft (6.4 m)NIWAEllis (1997:9)Förch (1998:109); Puente (1996); [Anon.] (1996a); O'Shea (2007)Caught by FRV Tangaroa.
367February 1996off New Zealand (43°26′S 176°23′E) at 310 m depth
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ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)
368February 1996Perlora, Asturias, Spain
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Not specifiedArchiteuthis duxMantle severed in its first third, missing arms and tentaclesGuerra et al. (2006:258)
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14 March 1996 (also reported as 25 March[86])Cape Sorell, off Strahan, west coast of Tasmania, Australia (42°15′S 144°41′E42°00′S 144°35′E) at 840–1000 m depth
{SWP}
Captured live by commercial trawl fishing for orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus), but likely died under weight of fish during haul to surfaceArchiteuthis sanctipauli Velain, 1877Entire; missing majority of skinEntireFemale (subadult)ML: 191 cm; EL: 12 m [estimate]NMV catalog no. MV F74479; TMAG catalog no. E23143Norman & Lu (1997:683, fig. 1a); Norman (2000:152, fig.); Landman et al. (2004:685); [TMAG] (2007:18)Ellis (1998a:6)Isotopic analysis of statolith carried out by Landman et al. (2004) to determine age and habitat. Photographed by David Paul.
37021 March 1996off New Zealand (50°50′S 166°55′E) at 420 m depth
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ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)
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22 March 1996between Macquarie Harbour and Port Davey, off west coast of Tasmania, Australia (42°54′S 145°0′E) at 458[86]/460 m depth
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Captured live in commercial fishing trawlArchiteuthis sanctipauli Velain, 1877Entire, skin largely intactEntireFemale (submature)ML: 2.4 m; EL: 15 m [intact estimate]; WT: 220 kg; ovary: ~3 kg ("small")NMV catalog no. MV F74482Norman & Lu (1997:683, fig. 1b–d); Norman (2000:154, 4 figs.); Landman et al. (2004:685); [TMAG] (2007:18)Ellis (1998a:6); Packham (1998); [Anon.] (2003, fig.); Roper & Shea (2013:114, 116); Perales-Raya et al. (2020:357, 369–370)Mated female with spermatophores embedded in epidermis of both ventral arms, around 1 m from mouth. Ovary occupying <20% of mantle cavity contained "hundreds of thousands of undeveloped eggs". Adult specimen according to Landman et al. (2004:686). Isotopic analysis of statolith carried out by Landman et al. (2004) to determine age and habitat. Photographed by David Paul. Featured in episode of 1998 documentary series The X Creatures.[69] Based on mantle length described as "largest measured specimen" by Perales-Raya et al. (2020), who estimated age of specimen (and maximum lifespan of species) at 2.5–5.1 (mean 3.3) years or 2.1–3.5 (mean 2.6) years, depending on growth rate estimate.[95] Also cited by Roper & Shea (2013:114) as specimen with one of greatest recorded mantle lengths.
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24 May 1996Golfo San Jorge, Bahía Bustamante, Argentina (45°08′S 66°31′W)
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Found washed ashore, deadArchiteuthis sp.EntireFemale (immature)ML: 1940 mm; ?TL: 4.2 m; WT: 180 kg; see et al. (1998)MCNOPMet al. (1996:161, fig. 1); et al. (1998:109)Brunetti et al. (1999:16, fig. 7A)Exhibited at the museum of Puerto Madryn. Photographed Archived 2021-02-18 at the Wayback Machine with two children.
37310 June 1996off King Island, Tasmania, Australia, at 1000 m depth
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By trawlArchiteuthis sp.EntireEntireWT: >200 kg; ?TL: 8 mNMVGannon (1996); [Anon.] (1996b)Ellis (1998a:6)Captured by D. McNamara and R. Bradshaw on trawler Empress Pearl.
3741 October 1996 (also reported as 10 January[86])off King Island, northwest of Tasmania, Australia (40°S 143°9′E–40°15′S 143°15′E) at 897[86]/980–1000 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis sanctipauli Velain, 1877Entire?EntireFemale (subadult)ML: 159 cm (without fins)NMV catalog no. MV F78297Landman et al. (2004:685); [TMAG] (2007:18)Carlini (1998); Carlini & Graves (1999:60)Tissue sample used for COI sequence analysis by Carlini (1998) and Carlini & Graves (1999) (GenBank accession: AF000027). Isotopic analysis of statolith carried out by Landman et al. (2004) to determine age and habitat.
37519 November 1996off Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
{NEP}
Found in stomach contents of blue shark (Prionace glauca)Architeuthis sp.Pair of beaks (from a single specimen)EntireLRL: 13.44 mm; ML: 741.5 mm [estimate]; WT: 24365.0 g [estimate]Markaida & Sosa-Nishizaki (2010)Live weight constituted an estimated 7.27% of total prey weight from 893 blue sharks sampled. First giant squid record from Mexican waters and southernmost record in the California Current.
3761996Chatham Rise, New Zealand
{SWP}
Architeuthis?EL: 26 ft (7.9 m)O'Shea (1997)Ellis (1998a:264)
3771996Chatham Rise, New Zealand
{SWP}
Architeuthis?EL: 13 ft (4.0 m)O'Shea (1997)Ellis (1998a:264)
3781996New Zealand
{SWP}
Architeuthis?EL: 22–26 ft (6.7–7.9 m)O'Shea (1997)Ellis (1998a:264)
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24 December 1996Hawai, Tōhaku District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
{NWP}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis japonicaEntire, tentacles missingEntireML: 171 cm; WL: ~450 cm [or 14.4 ft (4.4 m)[96]]; EL: ~10 m [estimate; or 7–8 m[79]]; WT: 120–150 kgNational Museum of Nature and Science (Tokyo)[NSMT] (2012)The Japan Times, 1996; Ellis (1998a:264); [Anon.] (2005); Shimada et al. (2017:9)On public display. Exhibited at the National Museum of Nature and Science (preserved in formalin), where it formed the backdrop for a press event with Tsunemi Kubodera on the first images of a live giant squid in the wild (#492).[97]
3801997off Sergipe, Brazil
{SWA}
"found"ArchiteuthisMartins & Perez (2009)Unreported prior to Martins & Perez (2009).
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16 July 1997North Sea at 100 m depth
{NEA}
Caught in netArchiteuthisEntire; tentacles intactEntire?EL: 5 mSMNH[SMNH] (2015); [SMNH] (N.d.)On public display. Caught by Danish fishermen. Exhibited in tank at the Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm.
38228 October 199710 miles (16 km) offshore, Bahamas (Straits of Florida)
{NWA}
Found floating at surfaceArchiteuthis duxEntire?, "completely intact body"None given[specimen No. 15 of Roper et al. (2015)]Roper et al. (2015:80)Found over bottom depth of 2000 m.
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16 November 1997[98]beach near Fuengirola, Andalusia, Spain (36°34′36″N 04°35′06″W)[98]
{MED}
Found washed ashore dead but relatively freshArchiteuthis sp.Entire; tentacles missing, all arms incomplete except I(R) and II(R), lower beak damaged, upper beak broken, most sucker rings lost, reddish skin largely missing[98]EntireFemale (almost mature)[98]DML: 1495 mm; MW: 600 mm [maximum]; HL: 300 mm; HW: 380 mm; FL: 540 mm [including 'tail']; FW: 440 mm; EyD: 160/160 mm; AL(I): 76/118 mm; AL(II): 81/139 mm; AL(III): 103/126 mm; AL(IV): 123/130 mm; GiL: 242/272 mm; NGL: 450/450 mm; ovary length: 544 mm; URL: 17.2 mm; WT: 104 kg; additional beak measurements[98]Museo Alborania, Aula del Mar de CREMA, Málaga, SpainGonzález et al. (2000:745, fig. 1); [Anon.] (2000b:25)Guerra et al. (2006:89); see museum guideOn public display. First known giant squid specimen from the Mediterranean Sea. Frozen after discovery; later thawed and preserved in formaldehyde. Nidamental glands and ovary (occupying 36% of mantle cavity) very well developed, latter containing hundreds of thousands of still-opaque eggs; stomach empty.[98] Guerra et al. (2006:89) give mid-1998 as date and ~125 cm as mantle length.
384December 1997 – April 1998Chatham Rise, New Zealand
{SWP}
"Captured"ArchiteuthisSeven specimens5 males (mature), 2 females (mature)Landman et al. (1999:72)
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27 December 1997Merneo [Mernoo] Bank, Chatham Rise, New Zealand (44°20.4–23.5'S 173°54.3–37.0'E) at 671–674 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis kirki Robson, 1887Entire; tentacles broken off, minor damage to fins and one armEntireMale (mature)ML: 1.24 m; ?WL: 25.25 ft (7.70 m) ["without ten[t]acles"[99]]; WT: ~200 lb (91 kg) [220 kg per specimen label[99]]; EyD: 6 in (15 cm); beak crest length: 47.5 mmAMNH catalog no. 291938 (main specimen; buccal mass and beak stored separately[99])[AMNH] (1998a); [AMNH] (1998b); Landman & Ellis (1998:150, fig.); Cordeiro & Hussaini (1999:25); Landman et al. (1999:72); Dussling & Johnson (1999); [AMNH] (1999); Pollak (1999); [AMNH] (2013); Landman (2015)Tanabe (2012:12, fig. 3 subfigs. 2a–b); Tanabe et al. (2015:35)Collected by commercial fishermen of F/V Aquila. Offered as gift to AMNH by Steve O'Shea of NIWA, who contacted Neil Landman in March 1998. Transported from Wellington to New York City by combination of refrigerated trucks and air cargo (with unscheduled delay in Los Angeles). Received by AMNH still frozen on 10 June 1998, as first specimen in its history. Photographed by Portia Rollings of AMNH upon arrival. Examined and preserved by Landman and Paula Mikkelsen.
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Tissue samples taken and beak and radula removed and placed in 95% ethanol. Specimen injected with and fixed in 10% saline formalin solution. Kept this way for 2 weeks and buffered in first 4 days (ultimately with sodium bicarbonate) to preserve sucker rings. Next subjected to 5 days of freshwater washes and finally transferred to 70/75% ethanol. Mature spermatophore found in mantle cavity. Put on display in Hall of Biodiversity from 12 October 1999, in 1500-litre stainless steel and fibreglass tank (built under direction of David Harvey) with tentacles taken from #390. Covered in 1999 children's book Giant Squid: Mystery of the Deep.[100]
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18 January 1998Newburgh beach, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
{NEA}
Found washed ashoreArchiteuthis sp.Entire, "good condition"EntireFemale (immature)ML: 1230 mm; EL: 4.6 m; WT: 40 kg; see Collins (1998a:491)NMSZCollins (1998a:491); Collins (1998b, 6 figs.)Collins (1998c); Boyle & Rodhouse (2005:196, fig. 12.1.1)Found on snow-covered beach by M.Sc. student Oscar Campbell who collected tentacular club; identified as Architeuthis at University of Aberdeen. Measured in situ following day by Martin Collins's group and dragged in two pieces (mantle, head plus limbs) to Zoology Department, where measured and dissected; stomach empty. Beak and buccal mass removed and put on display at Zoology Department.
38713 March 1998off New Zealand (42°50.9–49.8'S 177°16.6'–176°55.3'E) at 489–475 m depth
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)
3889 April 1998South Patagonian shelf, off Argentina (50°39.0′S 66°35.3′W) at 105 m depth (bottom depth also 105 m)
{SWA}
By bottom trawlArchiteuthis sp.FemaleML: 1.4 mInstituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP)Brunetti et al. (2002)[Anon.] (1999a); Brunetti et al. (1999:16)Taken by the vessel Kasuga Maru of the Pespasa fishing company. Collected by fishery inspector. Surface water temperature recorded as 9.1 °C and air temperature as 14 °C.
3899 April 1998off New Zealand (44°00′S 177°35′W) at 500 m depth
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)
39010 April 1998off New Zealand (43°56.8'–44°03.8'S 175°51.6–30.1'E) at 519–523 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis kirki Robson, 1887AMNH (two tentacles and one complete arm[101])O'Shea (2007); Landman (2015)Collected by commercial fishermen of F/V Aquila. Displayed at American Museum of Natural History with body of #385.
39118 April 1998about ten miles (16 km) from Saint Paul, La Réunion Island (21°00′S 55°45′E)
{SIO}
Found floating at surfaceArchiteuthis dux"big chunk of flesh ... including the base of the arms, head and the upper part of the mantle"Buccal mass, beak; tip of rostrum of lower beak brokenLRL: 17.0–17.5 mm [estimate]; ML: 174–193 cm [estimate]Cherel (2003:1295)Fishermen reported rapid skin colour change, suggesting chromatophores were still active and specimen was freshly dead. Other remains of large squid were observed. Sperm whales said to have occurred in the area at the time.
39228 July 1998off New Zealand (42°32.2′S 170°24.1′E) at 500–575 m depth
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)
39329 July 1998off New Zealand (41°59'–42°10'S 170°32–33'E) at 405 m depth
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)
39431 July 1998off New Zealand (41°05′S 170°50′E) at 452–526 m depth
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)
39520 August 1998off New Zealand (42°00′S 170°30′E)
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)
39613 November 1998Kerguelen waters in southern Polar Frontal Zone (47°14′S 69°23′E) at 630–710 m depth
{SIO}
Found in stomach contents of sleeper shark (Somniosus sp.)Architeuthis duxLower and upper beakEntireLRL: 15.51 mm; ML: 128 cm [estimate]Cherel (2003:1296); Cherel & Duhamel (2004:25)Rincon (2004)Mantle length estimated using allometric equation from Roeleveld (2000).
39719 December 1998off New Zealand (43°18.5–32.6'S 174°10.5–17.7'E) at 567 m depth
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)
398between 26 December 1998 and 9 February 1999off New Zealand (44°11.2′S 178°15.7′W) at 500 m depth
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)
[8]1999 (reported)New Zealand
{SWP}
Architeuthis; Asperoteuthis lui Salcedo-Vargas, 1999Salcedo-Vargas (1999)Non-architeuthid.
3997 January 1999off New Zealand (43°51.34'S 173°20'–174°37'E)
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)
40022 January 1999off New Zealand (43°33′S 174°18′E)
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)
40122 January 1999off New Zealand (44°08.2'–43°58.5'S 175°20.3'–174°45.5'E)
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)
40227 January 1999off New Zealand (44°20.5′S 177°08.8′W) at 504 m depth
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)
40312 February 1999off New Zealand (44°16.0′S 179°16.7′W) at 545 m depth
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)
40415 February 1999South Patagonian shelf, <30 miles (48 km) off Isla de los Estados, Argentina (53°54.6′S 63°45.9′W) at 316–360 m depth (bottom depth 450 m)
{SWA}
By midwater trawlArchiteuthis sp.EntireEntireFemaleML: 1.7 m; ?WL: >3 m; WT: 150 kgInstituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP)[Anon.] (1999a); Brunetti et al. (2002)Brunetti et al. (1999:16)Taken by the vessel Rikuzen of the Pesantar SA fishing company in 105 m long drag net. Collected by scientific observer. Frozen onboard with arms reconstructed after being crushed by weight of fish catch. Landed in Ushuaia on 18 March 1999 and thawed on 22 March for sample collection. Examined by Silvana Pineda and others from Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), who travelled especially from Mar del Plata.
40516 February 1999Kerguelen waters in southern Polar Frontal Zone (48°11′S 71°15′E) at 550–870 m depth
{SIO}
Found in stomach contents of sleeper shark (Somniosus sp.)Architeuthis duxLower and upper beakEntireLRL: 16.33 mm; ML: 152 cm [estimate]Cherel (2003:1296); Cherel & Duhamel (2004:25)Rincon (2004)Mantle length estimated using allometric equation from Roeleveld (2000).
4069 March 1999off New Zealand (48°50.2′S 167°12.3′E)
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)
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15 March 1999off New Zealand (48º36.1–54.2'S 166º15.2–24.4'E) at 798 m depth
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthisEntire; tentacles intactEntireEL: 27 ft (8.2 m)Mote Aquarium, Mote Marine LaboratoryO'Shea (2007); [Mote] (2015); Ginsberg (2018)Gorn & Marcil (2003); [Anon.] (2007b)On public display. Nicknamed "Molly the Mollusk". Transferred to Mote Marine Laboratory in 1999 and exhibited at Mote Aquarium since 2001. Spent two years as part of travelling exhibit "Sea Monsters" before returning to Mote in September 2015; displayed at "Exploration Gallery" (formerly "Shark Attack Theater"). Featured in 2003 episode of documentary series Mystery Hunters.[102]
40816 March 1999off New Zealand (48º49.55'S 166º53'–167º16'E)
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)
4095 April 1999Goulding Cay, Northeast Providence Channel, Bahamas (25°01′38.7″N 77°34′27.3″W; given as "25°1'387"N 77°34'273"W")
{NWA}
Found floating at surfaceArchiteuthis sp.; Architeuthis duxEntire, "whole specimen"; distal half of tentacles missingEntire, in two piecesMale (mature)EL: 11 ft (3.4 m) [missing tentacle ends]RSMAS; "Ex UMML 31.3125" [specimen No. 16 of Roper et al. (2015)][Anon.] (1999b:1); Roper et al. (2015:80)Found over bottom depth of 2300 m.
41014 May 1999off New Zealand (43°28.35′S 174°14′E) at 515 m depth
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)
4113 June 19996 miles (9.7 km) east of Fowey Rocks Light, Florida, United States (Straits of Florida) (25°35′N 80°07′W)
{NWA}
Found floating at surface, deadArchiteuthis sp.; Architeuthis duxEntire in "fresh" condition but heavily mutilated; missing distal third of mantle (incl. fins), tentacles, and ends of all arms but arm I(R)EntireML: 700 mm; ML: 1000 mm [intact estimate]; WT: ~20 kg [intact estimate]; Roper et al. (2015:80) give unspecified measurement (total length of remains?) of "110 cm 3.6 ft"RSMAS catalog no. UMML 31.312b / 31.3126 [specimen No. 17 of Roper et al. (2015)]Seibel et al. (2000:286); Roper et al. (2015:80)Collected by charter-boat Top Dog (Capt. Phil Slaga and Mate Bo Spieler). Found over bottom depth of >300 m. Taken to RSMAS where kept on ice or in refrigerated cold room for ~3 days prior to dissection. Wet weight estimated using mass–length relationship of O'Dor (1988) for ommastrephid squids. Mantle tissue used in study of enzymatic activity by Seibel et al. (2000), providing first estimates of giant squid metabolism and locomotory ability.
41214 June 1999off west coast of Tasmania, Australia, at 500–700 m depth
{SWP}
Caught by trawler fishing for blue grenadierArchiteuthis sp.Entire?Entire; later discarded[nb 3]MaleWT: 190 kgTMAG catalog no. E23413Deagle et al. (2005:417); Deagle (2006:27); [TMAG] (2007:18)Specimen was kept frozen in storage until dissection in September 2002. Gut contents underwent genetic screening for prey.
4131 July 1999off west coast of Tasmania, Australia
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis sp.Entire?Discarded[nb 3]WT: 245 kgTMAG catalog no. E23414[TMAG] (2007:19)Head and limbs separated from mantle.
41413 July 1999off New Zealand (41°03.1′S 170°42.4′E) at 530 m depth
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)
41515 July 1999off New Zealand (42°33′S 170°31′E) at 460 m depth
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)
41617 July 1999off New Zealand (42°31.32′S 170°21.09′E) at 535 m depth
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)Temperature (BT) recorded as 11.5 °C.
41721 July 1999off New Zealand (42°27.32′S 170°28.10′E) at 442 m depth
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)
4185 August 1999off New Zealand (41°56′S 170°26′E) at 500 m depth
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)
41929 August 1999nearly 175 miles (282 km) off Santa Catarina, Brazil (28°05′S 45°35′W) over 2,400 m deep waters
{SWA}
Found floating at surfaceArchiteuthisEntire; arm pairs I, II, III half-missing, arm pair IV complete, tentacles missing, reproductive system virtually missingEntireFemale (mature)ML: 1160 mm; WT: 50 kg; WL: 2480 mm; MW: 460 mm; HL: 270 mm; HW: 360 mm; FL: 460 mm; FW: 380 mm; FuL: 450 mm [ventral]; FuCL: 125 mm; FuCW: 61 mm; AL(I): 520/510 mm; AL(II): 620/560 mm; AL(III): 750/550 mm; AL(IV): 960/800 mm; ASD: 18 mm [maximum]; GiL: 280 mm; LRL: 15 mm; URL: 20 mm; ED: ~2.0 mm; other measurementsMuseu Nacional-RJ (MNRJ 10761)Martins & Perez (2009, figs. 1–14)Spotted by crew of Brazilian long-liner Macedo V. Spermatophores embedded in left ventral arm, around 60 cm from mouth. Small number of eggs present (~2.0 mm wide). Authors found "a few peculiarities [...] [i]n the shape of the fins, head and the cross-section and length of ventral arms".
4201 November 1999off Maria Island, Tasmania, Australia
{SWP}
By trawlArchiteuthis sp.Entire?Discarded[nb 3]FemaleWT: 255 kgTMAG catalog no. E23415[TMAG] (2007:19)Female with spermatophores. Wrapped in orange fishing line on retrieval. Eye lens and "back" separated from specimen.
421November 1999Carrandi, Asturias, Spain
{NEA}
By trawlArchiteuthis duxWT: 107 kg [dead]Guerra et al. (2006:258)Collected by the trawler Minchos VI.
42223 November 1999Bloody Bay Wall, Cayman Islands (Caribbean Sea) (19°44′N 79°48′W)
{NWA}
Not statedArchiteuthis duxNot statedNone given[specimen No. 18 of Roper et al. (2015)]Roper et al. (2015:81)
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9 December 1999approximately 34 miles (55 km) from Gijón, off coast of Asturias, Spain (43°52.54′N 05°18.74′W) at 270–550[104] or 300–600 m depth
{NEA}
By trawl; caught aliveArchiteuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857Entire; missing tentacles and arms I, II, III; arm IV(R) not intactEntireFemale (immature)ML: 1800 mm; MW: 560 mm; WT: 148 kg;
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VML: 1650 mm; MT: 30 mm; HW: 415 mm; AL(IV): 2160/178 mm (second not intact); LRL: 20.5 mm; URL: 21.0 mm; GL: 1670 mm; GW: 200 mm; FL: 690 mm; FW: 515 mm; EyD: 130 mm [estimate]; FuL: 260 mm; FuCL: 175 mm; FuCW: 41 mm; GiL: 500 mm; NGL: 340 mm
CEPESMAGonzález et al. (2002); Guerra et al. (2004:2, 4); Guerra et al. (2006:9, 258, fig. 1)Sitges (2003)First record of living specimen collected in Spanish Atlantic waters. Caught by Spanish pair trawlers Minchos V and Minchos VI based in Cillero, Lugo, while targeting blue whiting.
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Auctioned off in Avilés fish market and acquired by Jiménez Fishmongers (Pescaderias Jiménez) of Avilés and later CEPESMA president Luis Laria, who froze it immediately after measurements were taken. Defrosted, dissected and reconstructed in courtyard of Padre Galo public school (Colegio Público Padre Galo), Luarca, on 25 January 2000, surrounded by school students, onlookers, and journalists. Placed in transparent glass case and fixed for 48 hours in 4% formalin; later preserved in 70% alcohol.
424Unknown (between 1954 and 2000)off New Zealand (42°35.41′S 170°15.03′E) at 400 m depth
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)Date not recorded.
425Unknown (between 1954 and 2000)off New Zealand (42°31.9′S 170°16.6′E)
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)MFish SOP Trip 1247/7.
426Unknown (reported 2000)North Atlantic (otherwise "no data")
{NEA/NWA}
ArchiteuthisFemale (maturing)ML: 1180 mm; TL: 4395/4320 mm; CL: 785/680 mm; CSC: 260/243; TSC: 286/272; LRL: 15.7 mm; URL: 14.9 mm; additional beak measurements, indices, and countsVSM [specimen NA-22 of Roeleveld (2000) and Roeleveld (2002)]Roeleveld (2000:185); Roeleveld (2002:727)Beak morphometrics studied by Roeleveld (2000). Tentacle morphology examined by Roeleveld (2002).
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12 January 2000 (reported)off Ogasawara Islands, Japan
{NWP}
Caught and observedArchiteuthis sp.Multiple specimensNot statedNone given[Anon.] (2000a, fig.)Widder (2021:258)Caught as bycatch of Thysanoteuthis fishery. Part of body collected by Ogasawara Fisheries Center research vessel Koyo. Further specimens recorded off Chichijima by Sunheng Maru (entire specimen with tentacles) and Chihiro Maru. Also observed being preyed upon by sperm whales during whale watching.[105] Severed tentacles "snagged on baited lures" reported by longline fishermen.[106] Such reports motivated choice of Ogasawara Islands as location for 2004 expedition that produced first photographs of live giant squid in natural habitat (#492).[106]
42825 January 2000off New Zealand (43°48.47′S 174°47.46′E) at 476 m depth
{SWP}
ArchiteuthisO'Shea (2007)
429
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27 January 2000off New Zealand (44°21.19'S 175°05'–174°34'E) at 615 m depth
{SWP}
"Hauled up" by fishermenArchiteuthis sanctipauliEntireEntireEL: 6.5 m ["lost 2.5 metres (seven feet) of its length through drying out"]; WT: 80 kg [after preservation]MNHN[Anon.] (2008a); [Anon.] (2008b); [MNHN] (N.d.); [Anon.] (2019a); [Anon.] (2019b)O'Shea (2007)On public display. Nicknamed "Wheke" after a sea monster of Māori mythology. Donated by NIWA of New Zealand to the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris. Became the first giant squid specimen to be plastinated; consolidated using structures inserted into tentacles, arms and funnel; 300 suckers reconstituted, original beak replaced, glass eyes inserted, and coloured to approximate natural appearance. Since 2008 on display on ground floor of the Gallery of Evolution (grande galerie de l'Évolution), MNHN. Restored in March 2019 by head MNHN taxidermist Christophe Gottini and assistant Vincent Cuisset over period of at least 30 hours ahead of exhibition "Ocean, an unusual dive", held from 3 April 2019 to 5 January 2020; old paint replaced. Specimen had originally been exposed to dust while still sticky, altering its appearance significantly.
43022 March 2000Kerguelen waters in southern Polar Frontal Zone (47°10′S 69°23′E) at 490–620 m depth
{SIO}
Found in stomach contents of sleeper shark (Somniosus sp.)Architeuthis duxLower and upper beakLRL: 11.78 mm; ML: 60 cm [estimate]Cherel (2003:1296); Cherel & Duhamel (2004:25)Rincon (2004)Mantle length estimated using allometric equation from Roeleveld (2000).
4312 April 2000Asturias, Spain
{NEA}
Found in stomach contents of shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus)ArchiteuthisTentacleTL: 2 mGuerra et al. (2006:258)Caught by Spanish vessel Teresa José from Luarca.
43224 April 2000Kerguelen waters in southern Polar Frontal Zone (48°26′S 70°58′E) at 680–755 m depth
{SIO}
Found in stomach contents of sleeper shark (Somniosus sp.)Architeuthis duxLower beak onlyLRL: 11.33 mm; ML: 54 cm [estimate]Cherel (2003:1296); Cherel & Duhamel (2004:25)Rincon (2004)Mantle length estimated using allometric equation from Roeleveld (2000).
43310 May 2000Kerguelen waters in southern Polar Frontal Zone (47°25′S 69°14′E) at 420 m depth
{SIO}
Found in stomach contents of sleeper shark (Somniosus sp.)Architeuthis duxLower and upper beak; brokenCherel (2003:1296); Cherel & Duhamel (2004:25)Rincon (2004)
43424 June 2000off Recherche Bay, Tasmania, Australia
{SWP}
Found floating at surfaceArchiteuthis sp.Entire?None; not collected[TMAG] (2007:19)Found by marine police.

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2000off Dana Point, California, United States
{NEP}
FoundArchiteuthis japonica?"floating remnants"; at least part of arm crown including one tentacleNot stated?TL: 20 ft (6.1 m)Thomas (2006, fig.)Speculated to have been attacked by "large shark" or sperm whale.
4359 August 2000off New Zealand; see map
{SWP}
Unspecified recordArchiteuthis sp.Larva(e)Larva(e)O'Shea (N.d.)
43628 September 2000south of Wellington, North Island; see map
{SWP}
Unspecified recordArchiteuthis sp.Larva(e)Larva(e)O'Shea (N.d.)
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20 October 2000Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States (Straits of Florida) (26°10′N 80°00′W; given as "26°10'N 80°W")
{NWA}
Found floating at surfaceArchiteuthis duxEntire, "completely intact body"; tentacles and arm tips missingVarious parts, including mantle, gladius, and pieces of head (beak and radula)[107]Male (mature)ML: 3.4 ft (1.0 m); WL: 14 ft (4.3 m) [estimate]; "actual length": 7.5 ft (2.3 m)[107]NMNH catalog no. USNM 1111097 and field number MML 8041.00 (parts including mantle, gladius, beak, and radula)[107] [specimen No. 19 of Roper et al. (2015)]Roper et al. (2015:81); [NMNH] (N.d.)Found over bottom depth of c. 2000 m. Collected by G. Varley; identified by Clyde Roper.[107] Sample used as part of mitogenomic study of Winkelmann et al. (2013). Parts preserved in isopropyl alcohol, in dry state, and as slide.[107]
43815 December 2000in the vicinity of Amsterdam Island (37°50′S 77°33′E)
{SIO}
Found floating at surfaceArchiteuthis dux"large mantle"; head and gladius missingTwo funnel locking cartilages and one nuchal cartilageFunnel locking cartilages: 146/148 mm; Nuchal cartilage: "large"Cherel (2003:1295)Collected by French trawler Austral. Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross (Diomedea chlororhynchos) observed feeding on corpse. Fishermen reported two other specimens of large squid observed in previous weeks.
439Unknowneast of Palmerston North, North Island; see map
{SWP}
Unspecified recordArchiteuthis sp.Larva(e)Larva(e)O'Shea (N.d.)
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Unknown (reported 2001 or slightly earlier)Hawaii
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Found floating at surface after having "had a tangle with a shark"ArchiteuthisEntire, bearing bite marksNot specifiedWT: 175 lb (79 kg) [estimate][Anon.] (c. 2001); O'Shea (2005)Found by crew of the Illusions charter boat "while filming a TV show with Capt. Norm Issacs for ESPN". Photographed reconstructed on jetty, with head, limbs and anterior portion of mantle shown ventrally, but (detached) finned posterior end of mantle arranged dorsally.[108]

Specimen images

The following images relate to 20th century giant squid specimens and sightings. The number below each image corresponds to that given in the List of giant squid table and is linked to the relevant record therein. The date on which the specimen was first documented is also given (the little-endian day/month/year date format is used throughout).

Originating from New Zealand, this giant squid specimen (#407) measures 27 feet (8.2 m) in total length and is preserved at Mote Aquarium in Sarasota, Florida. Nicknamed "Molly the Mollusk", it is one of only a handful of giant squid specimens on public display in the United States.

Notes

  1. Though see specimen #323 from Tottori Prefecture, Japan, which was reportedly still alive when found stranded in shallow water on 16 April 1988, where it was photographed in situ.[5]
  2. Though he considered the Berzin specimen a candidate for the "longest measured" giant squid total length, Paxton (2016a:86) thought the record "suspect because of the roundness of the figure, the lack of detailed measurements and because in an associated photo, the mantle (whose length was not given) does not look very large compared to the men in the image. Consequently the measurement, if accurate, would represent another animal with very long tentacles." The supposed 19 m (62 ft) total length of the Berzin specimen was later confirmed to be erroneous; according to Valentin Yukhov, who was involved in the specimen's discovery, it should have read 9 m (30 ft).[50] The misprint was reproduced in the English translation of Berzin's work, published the following year, and was later propagated in a number of papers on giant squid.[50]
  3. Damaged by repeated freezing and thawing for public display. Main specimen eventually discarded but some remains may have been retained.[103]

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  5. Wada et al., 2014:67, fig. 1
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  17. Cadenat, 1935
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  19. Downer, 1965:6
  20. Tambs-Lyche, 1946:287
  21. Myklebust, 1946; Ellis, 1998a:20
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  28. Earle, 1977:53
  29. Dell, 1970
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  32. Daly, 1964:1
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  47. [Anon.], c. 2010
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  49. [Anon.], 1971; [Anon.], 1972
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  51. [Anon.], 1971
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  72. [Naturalis], 2015b, 2016
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  74. Stevens, 1988:150
  75. Förch, 1998:106
  76. Aldrich, 1991:460
  77. Trivedi, 2002; [Anon.], 2007a
  78. Gannon, 1996
  79. Shimada et al., 2017:9
  80. [Suiso], N.d.
  81. [Anon.], 2006
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  83. see Roper & Shea, 2013:112
  84. Roeleveld, N.d.
  85. [MV], 2013
  86. [TMAG], 2007:18
  87. Ellis, 1998a:210; Norman, 2000:174; Glaubrecht & Salcedo-Vargas, 2004:66
  88. see Bolstad, 2008:106, 2010
  89. Ellis, 1998a:211
  90. González & Heylen, 2002:70
  91. [Anon.], 2016
  92. McSweeney, 1995
  93. Roeleveld, 2002:735
  94. O'Shea, 2007
  95. Perales-Raya et al., 2020:369–370
  96. Ellis, 1998a:264
  97. [Anon.], 2005
  98. González et al., 2000:745
  99. [AMNH], 2013
  100. Dussling & Johnson, 1999
  101. Landman, 2015
  102. Gorn & Marcil, 2003
  103. [TMAG], 2007:21
  104. Guerra et al., 2006:9
  105. [Anon.], 2000a
  106. Widder, 2021:258
  107. [NMNH], N.d.
  108. O'Shea, 2005
  109. Murray & Hjort, 1912:651; Ellis, 1998a:143
  110. Lidster, 2018
  111. Robson, 1933:683
  112. Myklebust, 1946
  113. Broch, 1954
  114. Zhao, 2002; Wang, 2005; [NMNS], 2021
  115. [NMMC], 2020; Campbell-Johnston, 2020

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