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List of giant squid specimens and sightings



 

This list of giant squid specimens and sightings is a comprehensive listing of all recorded human encounters with members of the genus Architeuthis, popularly known as giant squid. It includes animals caught by fishermen, found stranded ashore, recovered (in whole or in part) from Sperm Whales and other predatory species, as well as confirmed giant squid sightings at sea. The list also covers specimens incorrectly assigned to the genus Architeuthis in original descriptions or later publications.

The list generally follows "Records of Architeuthis Specimens from Published Reports" compiled by Michael J. Sweeney, with additional information taken from other sources (see References).

See also: List of Colossal Squid specimens and sightings

Contents

Number of specimens

According to Guerra et al. (2006), 592 confirmed giant squid specimens were known as of the end of 2004. Of these, 306 came from the Atlantic Ocean, 264 from the Pacific Ocean, 20 from the Indian Ocean, and 2 from the Mediterranean Sea.

The figures for specimens collected in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans further break down as follows: 126 in the northwestern Atlantic, 148 in the northeastern Atlantic, 6 in the southwestern Atlantic, 26 in the southeastern Atlantic, 28 in the northwestern Pacific, 43 in the northeastern Pacific, 183 in the southwestern Pacific, and 10 in the southeastern Pacific.

Note on size

Giant squid size, and particularly total length, has often been misreported and exaggerated. Reports of specimens reaching or even exceeding 18 metres (59 feet) in length are widespread, but no animals approaching this size have been scientifically documented. Such lengths were likely achieved by great lengthening of the two long feeding tentacles, analogous to stretching elastic bands (O'Shea, 2003).

Based on the examination of 105 specimens as well as beaks recovered from Sperm Whales, the giant squid is not known to attain a mantle length (ML) in excess of 2.25 m (7.4 ft) (O'Shea, 2003). Including the head and arms, but excluding the tentacles, Architeuthis very rarely exceeds 5 m (16 ft) in length (O'Shea, 2003). Maximum total length, when measured relaxed post mortem, is estimated at 13 m (43 ft) for females and 10 m (33 ft) for males from caudal fin to the tip of the two long tentacles (O'Shea, 2003).

Giant squid exhibit sexual dimorphism. Maximum weight is estimated at 275 kg for females and 150 kg for males (O'Shea, 2003).

See also: Cephalopod size

List of giant squid

Records are listed chronologically in descending order and numbered accordingly. Specimens incorrectly assigned to the genus Architeuthis are not counted and are instead denoted with an asterisk (*) and highlighted in pink. Records that cover multiple giant squid specimens, or remains of more than a single animal (e.g. two lower beaks), are highlighted in grey.

  • Date – Date on which the specimen was first captured, found, or observed. In cases where this is unknown, the date the specimen was first reported is listed instead and noted as such.
  • Location – Area where the specimen was found. Given as it appears in the cited references, except where additional information is provided in brackets.
  • Oceanic sector – The quadrant of a major ocean in which the specimen was found (see Oceanic sectors).
  • Method of capture – Method by which the specimen was recovered or observed. Given as it appears in the cited references, although "washed ashore" encompasses all stranded animals.
  • Identification – Species or genus level taxon to which the specimen was originally assigned. Given as it appears in the cited references. Listed chronologically if specimen was re-identified.
  • Material cited – Original specimen material that was recovered or observed.
  • Material saved – Material that was kept after examination and not discarded (if any).
  • Sex – Sex and sexual maturity of the specimen.
  • Size and measurements – Data relating to measurements and counts. Abbreviations used are based on standardised acronyms in teuthology (see Measurements), with the exception of several found in older references. Measurements are given as they appear in the cited references (original units are preserved).
  • Repository – Institution in which the specimen material is deposited. The acronyms used are those defined by Leviton et al. (1985) and Leviton & Gibbs (1988) (see Repositories). Where the acronym is unknown, the full repository name is listed.
  • Cited references – Sources that provide specific data on a particular specimen.
  • Additional references – Sources which merely refer to the specimen.
  • Notes – Miscellaneous information.

Note: Names of anatomical features are retained from original sources (e.g. jaws may be given instead of the preferred beak).

# Date Location Oceanic sector Method of capture Identification Material cited Material saved Sex Size and measurements Repository Cited references Additional references Notes
1 1545 near Malmö, Denmark [since 1658 Malmö has belonged to Sweden] NEA Found washed ashore; "caught live" [fide Muus (1959:170)] "Japetus Steenstrup delivered a lecture in 1854 with a strong suggestion that the 'soemunk' was an Architeuthis." [fide Muus (1959)]; Architeuthis monachus Steenstrup in Harting, 1860 Entire? Undetermined WL?: ~3 m transcript of Steenstrup's 1854 lecture; Lonnberg (1891:36) Nordgård (1928:71); Muus (1959:170) Muus (1959) writes: "From contemporary descriptions with accompanying woodcuts it appears that the animal was regarded as a 'soemunk'."
2 Autumn, 1639 Thingøresand, Nordresyssel, Iceland NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis sp. Entire One arm BL+HL: ~6 ft; AL: ~3 ft; TL: ~16-18 ft; BC: ~3-4 ft Thingore monastery Steenstrup (1849:[9]); Steenstrup (1898:[272]) Eggert Olafsen's & Bjarne Povelsen's journey to Iceland, vol. II, p. 716 and Annales Bjornonis de skardsa, 1639 [fide Steenstrup (1898:[272]); Verrill (1875b:84); Robson (1933:691); Muus (1959:170)
3 ~15 October, 1673 Dingle-I-cosh, Kerry, Ireland NEA Found floating at surface, in process of washing ashore, alive Dinoteuthis proboscideus More, 1875; Architeuthis monachus [fide Verrill] Entire Two arms, buccal mass, and suckers taken to Dublin TL: ~11 ft + 9 ft; AL: ~6-8 ft; "liver": 30 lb Undetermined [NMI?]; holotype of Dinoteuthis proboscideus More, 1875 More (1875a:4526); Verrill (1875c:214) Massy (1909:30); Ritchie (1918:137); Robson (1933:692); Hardy (1956:285); Collins (1998:489) Found by James Steward.
4 1680 Ulvangen Fjord, Alstadhoug parish, Norway NEA Not stated Entire? Pontoppidan (1752:34?/344?) Steenstrup (1857:[18]); Grieg (1933:19)
5 1770 Jutland, Denmark NEA Unknown Muss (1959) Ellis (1998:257)
6 27 May, 1785 Grand Banks, Newfoundland NWA Found floating dead Architeuthis sp. BL: 7 ft Thomas (1795:xx); Aldrich (1992:457) Data from Capt. G. Cartwright.
7 November or December, 1790 Arnarnaesvik, Modruvalle, Iceland NEA Found washed ashore Entire None; used for cod bait "longest tentacula": 3 fathoms (~5.6 m); "body right from the head": 3½ fathoms (~6.6 m); "so thick that a fullgrown man could hardly embrace it with his arms" Steenstrup 1849:[11]); Steenstrup (1898:[276]) 1792 diary of Svein Paulsson (in library of Literature Society of Iceland, in Copenhagen); Verrill (1875b:84); Robson (1933:691) Called Kolkrabbe ('coal-crab') by local people.
8 17-- (reported in 1795) near St. John's harbour, Newfoundland NWA Unknown Architeuthis sp. Thomas (1795:xx); Aldrich (1992:457)
9 17-- Grand Banks, Newfoundland NWA Unknown Architeuthis sp. Aldrich (1992:457)
10 1798 Denmark NEA Unknown Packard (1873) Ellis (1998:257)
11 1802 off Tasmania SWP EL?: 6-7 ft Peron (1807) Ellis (1998:257)
12 1817 Atlantic Ocean  ? WT: 400 lb Quoy & Gaimard (1824) Ellis (1998:257)
13 December, 1853 Raabjerg beach, North Jutland, coast of Skagerack, Denmark NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis monachus Entire Jaws only; radula discarded after poor preservation; jaws cut out; portion used for bait; remainder buried after 2 days 80-85 kg; jaw measurements Steenstrup (1898:[270]) ZMUC; holotype of Architeuthis monachus Steenstrup, 1857 [fide Kristensen & Knudsen (1983:222)] Steenstrup (1855:[14]); arting (1860:11); Steenstrup (1898:[258], pl.); Kristensen & Knudsen (1983:222) Steenstrup (1857:[18]); Gervais (1875:91); Verrill (1875b:84); Posselt (1890:144); Nordgård (1928:71) "Architeuthis monachus" Steenstrup = nomen nudum [fide Robson (1933:690)].
14 5 November, 1855 western part of the Atlantic Ocean (31°N, 76°W); Bahamas (Captain Hygom) [fide Ellis (1998:258)] NWA Not stated; presumably found floating at surface Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857; Architeuthis titan [fide Verrill (1875)] Arm, suckers, and gladius Arm, suckers, and gladius Male WL: 377 cm; AL: 1/2 whole length [fide Steenstrup]; beak measurements; GL: 6ft [fide Verrill citing Harting] ZMUC; holotype of Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 [fide Kristensen & Knudsen (1983:222)] Steenstrup (1857:[18]); Steenstrup (1882:[160]); Steenstrup (1898:[260, 298]); Kristensen & Knudsen (1983:222) Verrill (1875b:84); Posselt (1890:144); Toll & Hess (1981:753) Obtained by Capt. V. Hygom.
15 December, 1855 Aalbaekbugten, Denmark NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis sp. Entire? Undetermined None Muus (1959:170) Posselt (1890:144)
16 Unknown (reported in 1860) Unknown  ? Not stated Architeuthis dux [fide Harting (1860)]; Architeuthis hartingii (Verrill, 1875) [fide Verrill (1880)]; nomen nudum [fide Dell (1970:27)] Jaws, buccal mass, detached arm suckers Jaws, buccal mass, detached arm suckers ASD: 1.05 in University of Utrecht Natural History Museum; holotype of Loligo hartingii Verrill, 1875. Harting specimen No. 1 Harting (1860:2, figs. 1-8); Verrill (1875b:85); Kent (1875:491); Verrill (1880:240); Pfeffer (1912:37) Dell (1970:27)
17 1860 between Hillswick and Scalloway, Shetland, Scotland NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis monachus Steenstrup, 1857; Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 [fide Stephen (1962:154)] Undetermined TL: 16 ft; AL: ~8 ft; BL: ~7ft Jeffreys (1869:124); Stephen (1944:263) Pfeffer (1912:26); Collins (1998:489)
18 30 November, ?1861 [=1860 Rees & Maul] about 20 miles northeast of Teneriffe, Canary Islands NEA Found on surface Loligo bouyeri [fide Crosse & Fischer] Entire, decomposed None BL: 15-18 ft None Bouyer (1861); Crosse & Fischer (1862); Kent (1874:180); Verrill (1875b:86) Kent (1875:491); Gervais (1875:93); Rees & Maul (1956:266) Observed only by officers of the French gunboat Alecton; sketch made.
19 1862 North Atlantic  ? Unknown Crosse & Fischer (1862) Ellis (1998:258)
* Unknown; 1870? Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, Canada NWA Found washed ashore Architeuthis megaptera Verrill, 1878 [= Sthenoteuthis pteropus (Steenstrup, 1855) fide Dunning (1998:428)] Entire Entire BL: 14 in; WL: 43 in; extensive additional measurements NSMC; catalog no. 1870-Z-2; holotype of Architeuthis megaptera Verrill, 1878 [fide Macalaster (1977:14). Verrill specimen No. 21 Verrill (1878:207); Verrill (1880a:193) Non-architeuthid. Collected by J.M. Jones.
20 September, 1870 Waimarama, east coast of Wellington, New Zealand SWP Found washed ashore Entire Beak BL+HL: 10 ft 5 in; BC: 6 ft; AL: 5 ft 6 in In Kirk's possession; Kirk specimen No. 1 Kirk (1880:310); Verrill (1881:398) Meinertzhagen letter 27 June, 1879 to Kirk; Pfeffer (1912:32); Dell (1952:98) Mr. Meinertzhagen sent beak, saved by third party (unidentified), to Kirk. Natives called specimen a "taniwha".
21 1870 (winter) Lamaline, Newfoundland NWA Found washed ashore Architeuthis monachus of Steenstrup Entire? Two; WL: 40ft and WL: 47ft Unknown; Verrill specimens No. 8 & 9 Murray (1874a:162); Verrill (1875a:36); Verrill (1880a:187) Harvey (1874:69); Kent (1874:182) Data from Mr. Harvey letter citing Rev. M. Gabriel's statement to Harvey.
22 October, 1871 Grand Banks, Newfoundland NWA Found floating at surface Architeuthis princeps Verrill, 1875 Entire; part used as bait Jaws obtained from Baird for examination by Verrill; lower jaw is syntype of Architeuthis princeps Verrill, 1875b BL: ~15 ft; BD: 19 in; AL (mutilated): ~10 ft; AD: 7 in; AC: 22 in; beak; BC: 4 ft 8in; WT: 2000 lb Jaws at NMNH [fide Verrill (1874a:158)][no longer extant?]. Verrill specimen No. 1 Packard (1873:91); Verrill (1874a:158); Verrill (1874b:167); Verrill (1875b:79, fig. 27); Verrill (1880a:181, 210, pl. 18 fig. 3) Verrill (1880a:178); Pfeffer (1912:20) Taken by Capt. Campbell, Schooner B.D. Haskins.
23 1871 Wellington, New Zealand SWP EL?: 16 ft Dell (1952) Ellis (1998:258)
24 1872 (autumn or winter) Coomb's Cove, Newfoundland NWA Found alive in shallow water, having been driven ashore in heavy sea Entire; "one long arm missing" (later changed to both present) BL: 10 ft; BD: 3-4 ft; TL: 42 ft; AL: ~6 ft; AD: 9 in; skin + flesh: 2.25 in thick; EL: 52 ft Unknown; Verrill specimen No. 3 Verrill (1874a:159); Verrill (1874b:167); Verrill (1875a:35); Verrill (1880a:183) Owen (1881:163) Specimen had a reddish colour. Verrill's data taken from newspaper accounts and 15/VI/1873 T.R. Bennett letter to Prof. Baird. Verrill (1880a:186) states his No. 6 is same specimen as No. 3. [This cannot be correct, since capture date for No. 6 is clearly stated as December 1874 by Verrill (1875c:213).]
25 December, 1872 Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland NWA Found washed ashore  ?Architeuthis dux [fide Verrill (1874a)]; ?Architeuthis harveyi [fide Verrill (1880a)] Entire (damaged arms) Pair of jaws and two suckers TL: 32 ft; AL: ~10 ft; BL: ~14 ft (estimate); BC: 6 ft NMNH; Verrill specimen No. 4 (1875a:33); and possibly also Verrill specimen No. 11 (1875b:79) Verrill (1874a:160); Verrill (1874b:167); Verrill (1875a:33); Verrill (1875b:79); Verrill (1880a:184, 187, pl. 16 figs. 5-6, pl. 25 fig. 5) Pfeffer (1912:19) Material from Rev. A. Munn, through Prof. Baird to Verrill.
26 Unknown (reported in 1873) North Atlantic Ocean NWA From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis princeps Verrill, 1875 Upper and lower jaws Upper and lower jaws Beaks Syntype of Architeuthis princeps Verrill, 1875b; Verrill specimen No. 10. Presented by Capt. N.E. Atwood of Provincetown, Massachusetts to EI [fide Verrill (1875b)]; PASS [fide Verrill (1880a)]. Packard (1873:91, fig.); Verrill (1875a:22); Verrill (1875b:79, figs. 25-26); Verrill (1880a:187, 210, pls. 17-20) Verrill states Packard's illustration is inaccurate.
27 1873 Yedo fishmarket, Japan NWP Purchased Megateuthis martensii Hilgendorf, 1880; Nomen spurium [fide Pfeffer (1912:31)] 'Entire', missing head, "abdominal sac", ends of tentacles and arms [fide Owen (1881:163)] Not specified ML: 186 cm; AL(longest): 197 cm ZMB Moll. 34716 + 38980, holotype of Megateuthis martensii Hilgendorf, 1880 Hilgendorf (1880:67); Pfeffer (1912:31); Sasaki (1929:227) Owen (1881:163) Second specimen from Tokyo fishmarket seen by Hilgendorf and used for description of gladius. Model of specimen placed in Exhibition of Fishery in Berlin.
28 26 October, 1873 off Portugal Cove, Conception Bay, Newfoundland NWA Found floating at surface Megaloteuthis harveyi Kent, 1874; Architeuthis monachus of Steenstrup [fide Verrill (1875a:34)]; ?Architeuthis harveyi [fide Verrill (1880a:181)] Entire One tentacle; one arm discarded (see Verrill, 1880a:220) TL (incomplete): 19 ft; TSD: 1.25 in; TC: 3.5 in; additional measurements based on photo (1875a:34); additional club measurement from Harvey letter (1875b:79); BL: ~10 ft YPM?; holotype of Megaloteuthis harveyi Kent, 1874; Verrill specimen No. 2 Harvey (1874:67, pl.); Murray (1874a:161); Murray (1874b:120); Verrill (1874a:159); Verrill (1874b:167); Kent (1874:178, 182); Verrill (1875a:34); Verrill (1875b:78); Kent (1875:32); Verrill (1880a:181); Verrill (1882b:74) Owen (1881:161); Pfeffer (1912:19); Aldrich (1992:457); "February Naturalist pg. 120"; "13 December Field"; "6 December 1873 American Sportsman" Found floating at surface, struck by Mr. T. Picot from boat, attacked boat.
29 25 November?, 1873 Logy Bay (~3 miles from St. John's), Newfoundland NWA In herring net  ?Architeuthis monachus of Steenstrup [fide Verrill (1874a)]; Architeuthis harveyi (Kent, 1874) [fide Verrill (1880a)] Entire (badly mutilated, head severed, etc.) Miscellaneous parts obtained from Rev. M. Harvey (gladius and ?) (see 1880a:220) BL: ~7 ft; BC: 5-6 ft; caudal fin: 22 in broad; TL: 24 ft; TC: 2.5 in; AL (all 8): 6 ft; AC (base): 10 in, 9 in, 8 in, 7 in; ASC: ~100; CSC: ~160; club description; extensive description of reconstructed parts In Verrill's possession; Verrill specimen No. 5 Verrill (1874a:160); Verrill (1874b:167); Kent (1874:181); Verrill (1875a:23); Kent (1875:32) Verrill (1876:236); Verrill (1880a:184, 197, pls 13-16a); Pfeffer (1912:18); Aldrich (1992:457, fig 1A,B) Harvey in Morning Chronicle (newspaper) of St. John's; Maritime Monthly Magazine of St. John's, March 1874; several newspapers Verrill's data from letter to Dr. Dawson from M. Harvey. Photos made of a) entire body, somewhat mutilated anteriorly; b) head and 10 arms. Poorly preserved; first in brine, then in alcohol. Capture date given as December several times, then as November several times and as November 25 by Aldrich (1992:457).
30 Unknown (reported in 1874) Unknown; South-American coast [fide Kent (1874:179)] SWA? Not stated Architeuthis monachus [fide Kent (1874:178)]; Plectoteuthis grandis Owen, 1881; Architeuthis sp.? (grandis) [fide Verrill (1881:401)]; nomen nudum [fide Dell (1970:27)] Sessile arm Arm AL: 9 ft; AC: 11 in BMNH; holotype of Plectoteuthis grandis Owen, 1881 Kent (1874:179); Verrill (1875b:86); Kent (1875:493); Owen (1881:156, pls. 33b-35); Verrill (1881:400); Verrill (1882b:72); Steenstrup (1882:[160]); Pfeffer (1912:37) Dell (1970:27)
31 1874 Buøy, Foldenfjord, Norway NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis dux Entire None WL: ~4 m Grieg (1933:19) Nordgård (1928:71)
32 10 May, 1874 Indian Ocean (8°50'N, 84°5'E) SIO? Unknown The Times (July 4, 1874); Lane (1974:205) Ellis (1998:258) Seen from the steamers Strathowen and Pearl.
33 2 November, 1874 on beach, St. Paul Island (38°43'S, 77°32'E), South Indian Ocean SIO Found washed ashore Architeuthis mouchezi Velain (1875:1002) [nomen nudum]; Mouchezis sancti-pauli Velain (1877:81) Entire; found in advanced state of decay Tentacle(s?) and buccal mass EL: 7.15 m MNHN; catalog nos. 3-2-658 + 3-2-659 (tentacular clubs) [fide Lu et al. (1995)]; holotype of Mouchezis sancti-pauli Velain, 1877 Velain (1875:1002); Velain (1877:81 & 83, fig. 8); Velain (1878:81 & 83, fig. 8); Owen (1881:159); Pfeffer (1912:32) Gervais (1875:88); Verrill (1875c:213)
34 December, 1874 Grand Bank, Fortune Bay, Newfoundland NWA Found washed ashore Architeuthis princeps Entire, except for tail (cut up for dog food) Jaws, one tentacular sucker EL: 42-43 ft; HL+BL: 12-13 ft; ?TL: 30 ft; TL: 26 ft; TC: 16 in; BL: 10 ft; jaws In Verrill's possession; Verrill specimen No. 6 and Verrill specimen No. 13 Verrill (1875a:35); Verrill (1875c:213); Verrill (1880a:186, 188, pl. 17 fig. 11) Simms letter 27/X/1875 to Verrill Data from 10/XII/1873 letter from Mr. Harvey to unknown individual citing measurements taken by G. Simms; Pfeffer (1912:21). Measurements are given differently in different papers. Verrill (1880a:186) states his No. 6 is same specimen as No. 3. [This cannot be correct, as capture date for No. 6 is clearly stated as December 1874 by Verrill (1875c:213).] Verrill (1880a:188, pl. 17) repeats record as his No. 13.
35 Unknown (reported in 1875) west St. Modent (on Labrador side), Strait of Belle Isle, Newfoundland NWA Found alive Architeuthis princeps or Architeuthis monachus of Steenstrup Entire None; cut up, salted, and barrelled for dog meat TL?: 37 ft; BL+HL: 15 ft; WL: 52 ft; SD: ~2 in None; Verrill specimen No. 7 Verrill (1875a:36); Verrill (1880a:186) Dr. Honeyman article in Halifax newspaper Data from unidentified third party cited in above

newspaper article.

36 Unknown (reported in 1875) Boffin Island, west coast, Ireland NEA Not stated Beak, tentacles, and arms Undetermined TL: 30 ft; CL: 2 ft 9 in; CSD: ~1 in Uncertain chronology; More (1875b:123); Verrill (1875c:214)
37 1874? 1875? (winter) near Harbor Grace, Newfoundland NWA Found washed ashore Destroyed None taken None; Verrill specimen No. 12 Verrill (1875b:79); Verrill (1880a:188) "destroyed before its value became known, and no measurements are given"
38 25 April, 1875 off Boffin Island, Connemara, Ireland NEA "Captured" Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire Beak and buccal mass, one arm, portions of both tentacles TL: ~30 ft; CL: 2 ft 9 in; CSD: 1 in; AL: ~8 ft; AC: 15 in NMI More (1875b:123); Massy (1909:30) Ritchie (1918:137); Massy (1928:32); Robson (1933:692); Hardy (1956:285); Collins (1998:489) Preserved by Sergeant O'Connor.
39 October, 1875 Grand Banks, Atlantic Ocean (44° - 44°30'N and 49°30'W - 49°50'W) NWA Not stated; presumably found floating at surface Multiple None; cut up for cod bait Filled 75 gallon tub; ~1,000 lb (No. 25); TL: 36ft (No. 26) None; Verrill specimen No. 25 and Verrill specimen No. 26 Verrill (1881:396) An unusual number (>25-30) of mostly dead giant squid found by Gloucester, Massachusetts fishermen.
40 ~1876 Clifford Bay, Cape Campbell, New Zealand SWP Found washed ashore Entire Jaws [fide Pfeffer (1912:32)] BL(estimate): 7 ft; EL(estimate): ~20 ft Colonial Museum [NMNZ] [fide Pfeffer (1912:32)] Robson (1887:156); Kirk (1880) Pfeffer (1912:32); Dell (1952:98)
41 20 November, 1876 in Notre Dame Bay, southwest arm of Green Bay, Hammer Cove, Newfoundland NWA Found washed ashore Partial specimen; devoured by foxes and sea-birds Piece of pen 16 in long WH: 18 in; FW: 18 in In Harvey's possession; Verrill specimen No. 15 Verrill (1880a:190); Verrill (1880b:284) M. Harvey letter 25 August 1877 to Verrill
42 1877? Norway NEA Not stated Map location only Sivertsen (1955:11, fig. 4)
43 24 September, 1877 Catalina, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland NWA Found washed ashore, alive Architeuthis princeps Entire; "nearly perfect specimen" Loose suckers (see 1880a:220) HL+BL: 9.5 ft; BC: 7 ft; TL: 30 ft; AL (longest, ventral): 11 ft; AC (ventral): 17 in; beak; FW: 2 ft 9in In Verrill's possession; Verrill specimen No. 14 Canadian Illustrated News, October 27, 1877; Verrill (1877:425); Verrill (1880a:189, pl. 17, figs. 1-10, pls. 19-20) Owen (1881:163); Pfeffer (1912:21) Measured fresh by M. Harvey; examined preserved (poorly) by Verrill at New York Aquarium. Later "prepared" for exhibition by taxidermist. Cast made for the AMNH.
44 October, 1877 Trinity Bay, Newfoundland NWA Not stated "big squid" None None taken None; Verrill specimen No. 17 Verrill (1880a:191); Verrill (1880b:285) M. Harvey letter 17 November 1877 to Verrill citing reference to specimen by John Duffet Specimen cut up and used for manure.
45 21 November, 1877 Smith's Sound, Lance Cove, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland NWA Found washed ashore  ?Architeuthis princeps Entire None; carried off by tide BL(+HL?): 11 ft; TL: 33 ft; AL: 13 ft (estimate) None; Verrill specimen No. 16 Verrill (1880a:190); Verrill (1880b:285) M. Harvey letter 27 November 1877 to Verrill citing measurements taken by John Duffet Found still alive, having "ploughed up a trench or furrow about 30 ft long and of considerable depth by the stream of water that it ejected with great force from its siphon. When the tide receded it died."
46 2 November, 1878 near Little Bay Copper Mine, Thimble Tickle, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland NWA Found aground off shore, alive  ?Architeuthis princeps Entire None; cut up for dog food BL+HL: 20 ft; TL: 35 ft None; Verrill specimen No. 18 Verrill (1880a:191); Verrill (1880b:285) M. Harvey letter 30 January, 1879 to Boston Traveller Discovered by Stephen Sherring, fisherman. Often cited as the largest recorded giant squid specimen.
47 2 December, 1878 Three Arms, South Arm of Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland NWA Found washed ashore  ?Architeuthis princeps Entire, mutilated and with arms missing None; cut up for dog food BL+HL: 15 ft; BC: 12 ft; AL: 16 ft None; Verrill specimen No. 19 Verrill (1880a:192); Verrill (1880b:286) M. Harvey letter 30 January 1879 to Boston Traveller Found dead by William Budgell, fisherman, after heavy gale.
48 23 May, 1879 Lyall Bay, Cook Strait, New Zealand SWP Found washed ashore Steenstrupia stockii Kirk, 1882 [ = Architeuthis sp.? [fide Verrill (1882c:477)]] Entire, but somewhat mutilated Pen, beak, tongue, some suckers ML: 9 ft 2 in; BC: 7 ft 3 in; HL: 1 ft 11 in; BL+HL: 11 ft 1 in; HC: 4 ft; AL: 4 ft 3 in; AC: 11 in; ASC: 36; FL: 24 in; FW: 13 in (single); GL: 6 ft 3 in; GW: 11 in; other measurements NMNZ; catalog no. M.125405 + M.125403 [fide Marshall (1996:45)]; holotype of Steenstrupia stockii Kirk, 1882. Kirk specimen No. 3 Kirk (1880:310); Verrill (1881:398); Kirk (1882:286, figs. 2-4) Verrill (1882c:477); Kirk (1888:34); Pfeffer (1912:34); Dell (1952:98); Dell (1970:27); Stevens (1988:149, fig. 2) Measurements taken by T.W. Kirk.
49 1879 off Nova Scotia, Canada (42°49'N, 62°57'W) NWA From fish stomach, Alepidosaurus [sic] ferox  ?Architeuthis megaptera Verrill, 1878; ?Architeuthis harveyi (Kent, 1874) Terminal part of tentacular arm Portion of arm 18 in long NMNH; catalog no. 576962. Verrill specimen No. 20 Verrill (1880a:193); Verrill (1880b:287) Lancet fish taken by Capt. J.W. Collins of schooner Marion on halibut trawl-line.
50 October, 1879 near Brigus, Conception Bay, Newfoundland NWA Not stated Two arms with other mutilated parts None? AL: 8 ft None?; Verrill specimen No. 22 Verrill (1880a:194); Verrill (1880b:287)
51 1 November, 1879 James's Cove, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland NWA Not stated Entire None; cut up by fishermen WL: 38 ft; BL: 9 ft; BC: ~6 ft; TL: 29 ft None; Verrill specimen No. 23 Verrill (1880a:194); Verrill (1880b:287) Morning Chronicle of St. John's 9 December, 1879 Found alive and driven ashore.
52 Unknown (reported in 1880) near Boulder Bank, Nelson, New Zealand SWP Not stated; hook and line? Not indicated Undetermined; Kirk specimen No. 4 8 ft long None?; Kirk specimen No. 4 Kirk (1880:310); Verrill (1881:398) Newspaper article Caught by fishing party. No other data.
53 Unknown (reported in 1880) near Flat Point, east coast, New Zealand SWP Not stated Not indicated Undetermined; Kirk specimen No. 5 None None?; Kirk specimen No. 5 Kirk (1880:310); Verrill (1881:398) Description sent to Mr. Beetham, M.H.R., by Mr. Moore Found by Mr. Moore. No other data.
54 April, 1880 Grand Banks, Newfoundland NWA Found dead at surface Architeuthis harveyi (Kent, 1874) Head, tentacles, and arms only Head, tentacles, and arms TL: 66 in; ASC: 330; extensive measurements and counts YPM; catalog no. 12600y. Verrill specimen No. 24 Verrill (1881:259, pl. 26, pl. 38 figs. 3-7) Pfeffer (1912:19) Found dead by Capt. O.A. Whitten of schooner Wm.H. Oakes.
55 6 June, 1880 Island Bay, Cook Strait, New Zealand SWP Found washed ashore Architeuthis verrilli Kirk, 1882 Entire Not specified TL: 25 ft; AL(I,II,IV): 9 ft; AC(I,II,IV): 15 in; AL(III): 10 ft 5 in; AC(III): 21 in; ASC(III): 71; HC: 4 ft 3 in; HL: 19 in; ML: 7 ft 6 in NMNZ; holotype of Architeuthis verrilli Kirk, 1882; specimen no longer extant [fide Marshall (1996:46)] Kirk (1882:285) Verrill (1882c:477); Kirk (1888:35); Pfeffer (1912:33); Dell (1952:98); Dell (1970:27) Measurements taken by Kirk, except TL by James McColl. Jaws and gladius taken by fisherman and were not recovered.
56 ~1880 Kvænangen, Norway NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire None None Grieg (1933:19) Sivertsen (1955:11)
57 ~1880 Tønsvik, Tromsøysund, Norway NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire None None Grieg (1933:19)
58 October, 1880 Kilkee, County Clare, Ireland NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis sp. Ritchie (1918:137) Nature, 22:585 (1880); Collins (1998:489) Originally cited as an octopus.
59 10 November, 1881 Portugal Cove, near St. John's, Newfoundland NWA Found floating dead near shore Architeuthis harveyi (Kent, 1874) Entire Entire (somewhat mutilated and poorly preserved) a) BL: 5.5 ft; HL: 1.25 ft; EL: 28 ft; BC: 4.5 ft b) ML: 4.16 ft; BC: 4 ft; FL: 1.75 ft; FW (single): 8 in; TL: 15 ft; CL: 2 ft; AL (ventral, minus tip): 4.66 ft; TC (base): 8.5 in; etc. E.M. Worth Museum (101 Bowery, NY, NY). Verrill specimen No. 27 Verrill (1881:422); Verrill (1882a:71) Morris article in 25 November, 1881 New York Herald; Morris article in 10 December, 1881 Harper's Weekly; Pfeffer (1912:19) Obtained by Mr. Morris, photographed by E. Lyons (St. John's), shipped on ice by steamer Catima to New York, purchased and preserved by E.M. Worth. Measurements by a) Inspector Murphy (chief Board of Public Works) when iced; b) Verrill of fixed specimen.
60 30 June, 1886 Cape Campbell, New Zealand SWP Found washed ashore Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire Beak and club ML: 8 ft 3 in; HL: 1 ft 9 in; AL: 6 ft 6 in; TL: 18 ft 10 in; EL: 28 ft 10 in; BC(estimate): ~8 ft NMNZ; catalog no. M.125404 + ?M.125406 [fide Marshall (1996:45)]; holotype of Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887. Kirk specimen No. 2 Kirk (1879:310); Verrill (1881:398); Robson (1887:156) C.H.[W.] Robson letter 19 June, 1879 to T.W. Kirk; Pfeffer (1912:35); Dell (1952:98); Dell (1970:27) Found by Mr. C.H.[W.] Robson; beak given to Mr. A. Hamilton.
61 "early" October, 1887 Lyall Bay, New Zealand SWP Found washed ashore Architeuthis longimanus Kirk, 1888 Entire Beak and buccal-mass Female EL: 55 ft 2 in; ML: 71 in; BC: 63 in; extensive additional measurements and description Dominion Museum [NMNZ] (see Dell, 1970:28); holotype of Architeuthis longimanus Kirk, 1888. Specimen not found [fide Marshall (1996:46)] Kirk (1888:35, pls. 7-9); Pfeffer (1912:36) Dell (1952:98[date found listed incorrectly [fide Sweeney (2001:87)]]); Dell (1970:27) Found by Mr. Smith, local fisherman. Measurements taken by T.W. Kirk.
62 27 August, 1888 between Pico and St. George (38°33'57"N, 30°39'30"W) at depth of 1266 m, Azores Islands NEA By benthic trawl Architeuthis? sp.? [fide Joubin (1895:34)] Large beak Undetermined None Joubin (1895:34)
63 1889 Norway NEA Not stated Map location only Sivertsen (1955:11, fig. 4)
64 Unknown (reported in 1892) Sao Miguel Island, Azores Islands NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis princeps Entire? Jaws and tentacle club Beak measurements Museum at Lisbon [fide Pfeffer (1912:27)] Girard (1892:214, pls. 1-2) Pfeffer (1912:27); Robson (1933:692)
65 1892 Greenland NWA Not stated Architeuthis monachus Undetermined; translation of paper needed Posselt (1898:279)
66 4 February, 1895 Bay of Tateyama, Province of Awa, Japan NWP In net Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912 Entire Undetermined Female ML: 720 mm; MW: 235 mm; GL: 640 mm; FL: 280 mm; FW: 200 mm; TL: 2910 mm; extensive additional measurements and description Undetermined; ?Zoological Institute, Science College, Tokyo; holotype of Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912 Mitsukuri & Ikeda (1895:39, pl. 10); Pfeffer (1912:27) Caught in net after 2-3 day storm.
* 18 July, 1895 near Angra (38°34'45"N, 29°37'W), Azores Islands NEA Caught at surface (from Sperm Whale vomit) with shrimp net Architeuthis sp.?; Non-architeuthid [fide Pfeffer (1912:27)] Several jaws Undetermined None Joubin (1900:46, pl. 14 figs. 1-2) Pfeffer (1912:27); Clarke (1956:257) Non-architeuthid.
67 18 July, 1895 near Angra (38°34'45"N, 29°37'W), Azores Islands NEA Caught at surface (from Sperm Whale vomit) using shrimp net Dubioteuthis physeteris Joubin, 1900 [ = Architeuthis physeteris (Joubin, 1900) [fide Voss (1956:136)]] Mantle only Mantle Male ML: 460 mm; BD: 115 mm; FL: 220 mm; FW: 110 mm; GL: 390 mm MOM; holotype of Dubioteuthis physeteris Joubin, 1900 [fide Belloc (1950:6); listed incorrectly as station 558] Joubin (1900:102, pl. 15 figs. 8-10); Pfeffer (1912:24) Hardy (1956:288); Toll & Hess (1981b:753)
68 10 April, 1896 Kirkseteroren, Hevnefjord, Norway NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire Entire Female BL: 2.5 m; AL: 2.5 m; TL: 7.25 m VSM Storm (1897:99); Grieg (1933:19) Brinkmann (1916:178); Nordgård (1923:11); Nordgård (1928:71); Sivertsen (1955:11)
69 27 September, 1896 Kirkseteroren, Hevnefjord, Norway NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire Entire Male None VSM Storm (1897:99, fig. 20); Grieg (1933:19) Brinkmann (1916:178, fig. 2); Nordgård (1923:11); Nordgård (1928:71); Sivertsen (1955:11); Toll & Hess (1981b:753)
70 Unknown (reported in 1898) Iceland NEA Not stated Architeuthis monachus Not specified Undetermined None Posselt (1898:279) Bardarson (1920:134)
71 1898 north of Bahamas NWA Unknown Steenstrup (1898) Ellis (1998:259)
72 1902 north of Faeroes Islands, Atlantic Ocean NEA Found floating at surface, dead  ?Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire, very bad condition Entire BL+HL: 76 cm; ML: 63 cm; MW: 15 cm; FL: 26.7 cm; FW: 8 cm; TL: 214 cm; ASD: 8 mm; TSD: 11 mm Bergen Museum [=ZMUB?] Murray & Hjort (1912); Grieg (1933:20) Young specimen taken by Michael Sars.
73 15 August, 1903 Mjofjord, Iceland NEA From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Tentacle (partial), arm Tentacle (from mouth of whale) TD: 17 cm; AL?: 6 m Bergen Museum [=ZMUB?] Murray & Hjort (1912); Grieg (1933:21) Length of arm given by whalers.
74 July, 1906  ?, Norway NEA From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp. Undetermined; translation of paper needed Collett (1912:635)
75 1907  ?, Norway NEA From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp. Undetermined; translation of paper needed Collett (1912:635)
76 March, 1909 off Highland Light, Truro, Massachusetts NWA Not stated; floating at surface? Architeuthis sp. Entire None AL: 7 ft 6 in; WL?: ~16-17 ft; AD: 4 in None Blake (1909:43) Found by schooner Annie Perry; attempted to be hoisted aboard but cut in half by rope; tentacle [arm] saved but later discarded.
77 July, 1909  ?, Norway NEA From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp. Undetermined; translation of paper needed Collett (1912:635)
78 September, 1910 off coast of Mayo, Ireland NEA From two Sperm Whale stomachs Architeuthis sp. Two upper beaks Undetermined None Massy (1913:2) From Captain Bruun.
79 1910/1911? (autumn) Lundenes, Grytøy, Senjen [just north of Harstad], Norway NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire None WL: 1.2 m Brinkmann (1916:178); Grieg (1933:20) Nordgård (1928:71); Sivertsen (1955:11)
80 June, 1911 Monterey Bay, California, United States NEP Floating at surface, dead Unidentified; Architeuthis? Entire; "in very bad condition, there was no color left, and the epidermis had all sloughed off" None EL: >30 ft Berry (1912:117)
81 February, 1912 Veiholmen, Smola, Norway NEA Found in shallow water Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire Entire BL: 1.9 m; TL: 6.7 m Kristiansund Museum Brinkmann (1916:180, fig. 3); Grieg (1933:20) Nordgård (1928:71); Sivertsen (1955:11)
82 1912 Japan NWP Unknown Pfeffer (1912) Ellis (1998:260)
83 12 October, 1912 Monterey Bay, California, United States NEP Not indicated Unidentified; Architeuthis? Entire None WT: ~500 lb Berry (1914:22) Observed by Mr. K. Hovden (Manager, Booth Canning Company, Monterey). Eaten raw by Italian fishermen who "captured" it. [Highly doubtful considering ammonium chloride present in giant squid tissues.]
84 June-September, 1913 Belmullet whaling station, Ireland NEA From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis harveyi (Kent, 1874) Entire, plus other parts Tip of tentacle; beak and radula; other dry beaks plus portion of gladius ML: 6 ft; BC: 4 ft; AL: 6 ft; TL: 21 ft; FL: 1 ft 7 in; FW: 1 ft 9.5 in Undetermined; University of Liverpool? Hamilton (1915:137); Hardy (1956:286); Collins (1998:489) From 57 ft 3 in male Sperm Whale (no. 22) examined by J.E. Hamilton.
85 22 November, 1915 Leroy, Austreim, north of Bergen, Norway NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire Entire Male ML+HL: 1550 mm; ML: 1310 mm; BD: 440 mm; HW: 310 mm; FL: 430 mm; FW: 105; ALI: 1780 mm; ALIV: 1640 mm; TL: 5600 mm Bergen Museum [=ZMUB?] Brinkmann (1916:175, fig. 1); Grieg (1933:17) Nordgård (1928:71); Sivertsen (1955:11); Toll & Hess (1981b:754) Plaster cast made of specimen also in Bergen Museum.
86 17 March, 1916 Hellandsjo, west of Hevnefjord, Norway NEA Found washed ashore, alive Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire A little of the front part, tentacles and arms; remainder used for bait TL: 6.2 m VSM Brinkmann (1916:180); Grieg (1933:20) Nordgård (1923:11); Nordgård (1928:71); Sivertsen (1955:11) With sucker response when found by J.F. Vaagan.
87 November, 1916 Oyvag, Djonna, Helgoland, Atlantic Ocean NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire? None None Grieg (1933:20)
88 29 October, 1917 Skateraw (55°58.5'N, 02°25'W), Berwickshire, Scotland NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis harveyi (Kent, 1874); Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire Club and gladius fragment BL+HL: 5 ft 9 in; FW: 19 in; AL: 4 ft; AC: 9.5 in; TL: 13 ft 10 in; CL: 2 ft 6 in; other measurements and description NMSZ catalog no. 1917.54.1-2 Ritchie (1918:133); Ritchie (1922:423); Robson (1933:692); Heppell & Smith (1983:35) Stephen (1944:264); Stephen (1962:154); Collins (1998:489) Observations by J. Ritchie after earlier mutilation of specimen by local boys. Colour drawing by Ritchie in NMSZ.
89 10 January, 1918 reportedly caught in Awa Province; Tokyo fishmarket, Japan NWP Not stated Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912 Entire Undetermined Male ML: 1100 mm; BC: 800 mm; FL: 400 mm; FW: 320 mm; GL: 1040 mm Sasaki (1929:224, pl. 20 figs. 1-11); Heuvelmans (1965) Toll & Hess (1981b:753)
90 1918 Kilkel, County Clare, Ireland NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis sp. Not specified Undetermined None Hardy (1956:286) Collins (1998:489)
91 November, 1919 Oyvag of Dønna, off coast of Nordland, Norway NEA Not stated Architeuthis dux Entire? Undetermined None Nordgård (1923:11) Nordgård (1928:71); Sivertsen (1955:11, fig. 4)
92 February, 1920 Vallay, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis or Sthenoteuthis [fide Ritchie]; Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 [fide Stephen] Entire None "Length of squid": 3.5-4 ft; AL: ~1 ft Ritchie (1920:57) Stephen (1944:264); Stephen (1962:154); Collins (1998:489) Information from Mr. G. Beveridge.
93 1921 Wick, Moray Firth, Scotland NEA Not stated Architeuthis dux Beak and sucker ring, dry Sucker ring; beak lost, photo only extant None NMSZ Heppell & Smith (1983:33) Collins (1998:489)
94 1922 Caithness, North of Scotland NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis harveyi (Kent, 1874); Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 [fide Stephen (1962:154)] Not specified Undetermined None NMSZ Ritchie (1922:423); Robson (1933:692) Stephen (1944:264); Hardy (1956:287); Stephen (1962:154)
95 1924 Margate, Natal SIO Unknown Heuvelmans (1965) Ellis (1998:260)
96 9 ?October, 1924 Bluff, New Zealand SWP Not stated Undetermined BL: 7 ft; "spread of tentacles": 18 ft Dell (1952:98) New Zealand Herald 9 October, 1924
97 Unknown (prior to spring 1926) Urago Bay, Oki Islands, Japan NWP Not stated  ?Architeuthis sp. Entire Undetermined None Hamabe (1957); Nishimura (1968:75) Capture date prior to spring 1926.
98 1926 (early spring) off Kuniga, Oki Islands, Japan NWP Not stated  ?Architeuthis sp. Entire Undetermined None Hamabe (1957); Nishimura (1968:75)
99 1926 Wingan Inlet, Victoria, Australia SWP Found washed ashore Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire Undetermined None MacPherson & Gabriel (1962:413)
100 13 December, 1927 Kalveidøy, Fitjar, Norway NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire None BL: 1 m; TL: 6.5 m Grieg (1933:19) Sivertsen (1955:11)
101 4 March, 1928 Ranheim, [Trondheimsfjord] (about 8 km east of Trondheim), Norway NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire Entire Male WL?: ~7.9 m; ML: 1.37 m; AL: 1.4-1.5 m; TL: 6.4 m VSM Nordgård (1928:70, text-fig.); Grieg (1933:20) Sivertsen (1955:5); Aldrich (1992:476) Spermatophores present.
102 1928 off Greenland  ? Jaws only Muus (1962) Ellis (1998:260) Seen by members of the Godthaab Expedition.
103 24 January, 1930 Gullane (56°02.5'N, 02°51'W), East Lothian, Scotland NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire Undetermined; Stephen specimen No. 1 BL+HL: 1803 mm; HL: 381 mm; HC: 711 mm; ML: 1422 mm; BC (at mantle edge): 1143 mm; additional measurements NSMZ; catalog no. 1930.174 Stephen (1962:151); Heppell & Smith (1983:34) Collins (1998:489) Data from unpublished Ritchie manuscript; see Heppell & Smith concerning locality data.
104 1930? Goose Bay, Kaikoura, New Zealand SWP Not stated Entire Undetermined BL: 11 ft; AL[TL?]: ~30 ft Dell (1952:98) W.R.B. Oliver. [observer?]
105 1930 Miura Peninsula, Japan NWP EL?: 26 ft 6 in Tomilin (1967) Ellis (1998:260)
106 1930-1933 Pacific between Hawaii and Samoa SWP Unknown Grønningsaeter (1946) Ellis (1998:261)
107 14 January, 1933 Scarborough, Yorkshire, England NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis clarkei Robson, 1933 Entire Entire ML: 5 ft 5 in; MW: 1 ft 10 in; FL: 2 ft 1.5 in; FW (total): 1 ft 7 in; numerous additional measurements BMNH 1933.1.30.5 + 1926.3.31.24 (radula and beak); holotype of Architeuthis clarkei Robson, 1933 Robson (1933:681, text-figs. 1-7, pl. 1) Stevenson (1935:114); Stephen (1944:264); Hardy (1956:286); Collins (1998:489) Specimen obtained by W.J. Clarke.
108 December, 1933 Dildo, Newfoundland NWA Not stated Male ML: 1560 mm Frost (1934:xxx) Knudsen (1957:189); Toll & Hess (1981b:754); Aldrich (1992:476) A replica of this giant squid is now on display in Dildo.
109 26 June, 1935 Gulf of Gascogne at depth of 200 m (46°50'N) NEA By trawl Architeuthis nawaji [fide Cadenat (1935)]; Architeuthis harveyi [fide Cadenat (1936)] Entire Undetermined; translation of paper needed Female EL: 818 cm; ML: 138 cm; FL: 60 cm; TL: 645 cm; AL(IV): 112 cm; AL(I): 110 cm  ?MHNLR Cadenat (1935:513); Cadenat (1936:277, figs. 1-3) Caught by the Palombe.
111 12 November, 1935 Holyrood, Harbour Main, Conception Bay, Newfoundland NWA Found washed ashore Architeuthis sp. Entire None; destroyed in fire Female ML: 7 ft 2 in; BC: 6 ft 10 in; FL: 2 ft 9 in; FW: 2 ft 1 in; TL: 17 ft 3 in; HL: 1 ft 7 in None Frost (1936, figs. 1-10); Stephen (1962:155); Dyson (1982:107); see also [1], [2] Caught by Harbour Main fisherman Joe Ezekiel. Ezekiel sold the specimen to a scientist for $10.00. It was stored in the local Fisheries Department's fish freezer. The freezer caught fire and the specimen was destroyed. At least two photographs of the specimen exist.
112 7 January, 1937 off Bell Rock (56°26'N, 02°23'W), Angus, Arbroath, Scotland NEA By trawl Architeuthis harveyi (Kent, 1874); Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 [fide Stephen (1962:154)] Entire Tentacles and one arm BL: ~7 ft; AL: 92 cm; TL: 368 + 421 cm NMSZ; catalog no. 1977107.1 Stephen (1937:131); Heppell & Smith (1983:34) Stephen (1944:264); Stephen (1962:154); Collins (1998:489) Captured alive in trawl, tentacles and one arm cut off and remainder discarded. Date of capture incorrect in Heppell & Smith (1983).
113 22 July, 1937 Petone, Wellington, New Zealand SWP Not stated Not specified Undetermined TL: 22 ft Dell (1952:98) Press Association message 22 July, 1937
114 1939 Norway NEA Not stated Map location only Sivertsen (1955:11, fig. 4) Possibly the same as #115.
115 10 October, 1939 near Tromsö, Norway NEA "killed by fishermen" BL+HL?: >13 m; TL: 8.7 m Wood (1982) Ellis (1998:261) Gerald Wood calls it "the largest known Architeuthis". Reference for measurements is "Karl Basilier, personal communication". Possibly the same as #114.
116 February, 1941 Susa Bay, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan NWP Not stated Architeuthis sp. Entire Undetermined ML: ~1.5 m; WT: ~180 kg Tanaka (1950); Nishimura (1968:75)
117 1941-1978 Sea of Japan; various locations NWP Found washed ashore Architeuthis martensi (Hilgendorf, 1880) Entire; numerous Undetermined None Okiyama (1993:408, fig. 6) Summary of Sea of Japan strandings.
118 1945 Pahau River Mouth, Wellington East Coast, New Zealand SWP Found washed ashore Entire Undetermined WT: >1 ton Dell (1952:98)
119 1946 Vikebukt, Norway NEA Undetermined Architeuthis sp. Map location only Undetermined Sivertsen (1955:11, fig. 4)
120 September, 1946 Romsdal, Norway NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis sp. Entire Undetermined EL: 9.35 m; other measurements Myklebust (1946:377, fig. 1) Sivertsen (1955:11, map)
121 mid-September, 1948 Wingan Inlet, Victoria, Australia SWP Found washed ashore Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire; poor condition Head, arms, fins BL: 7 ft 8 in; HL: 1 ft 6 in; AC: 8-10.5 in AMS? Allan (1948:306) Zeidler (1996:7); Zeidler & Gowlett-Homes (1996:85) Gladius and internal organs removed prior to reposit.
122 7 September, 1949 Hirtshals, Denmark NEA Not stated Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire Undetermined TL: 1.75 m ["totallaengde uden fangarme"; "total length without tentacles"] Muus (1959:170)
123 2 October, 1949 Whalefirth Voe (60°35'N, 01°10'W), Shetland, Scotland NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis sp. Entire Jaws and sucker rings; remainder cut up for bait BL: ~4 ft; AL: ~6 ft; TL: ~20 ft NMSZ; catalog nos. 1950.2 + 1950.3 Stephen (1950:52); Heppell & Smith (1983:33) Collins (1998:489) Jaw, description, and sketch sent by Dr. Petersen and two suckers sent by Mr. J. Inkster to NMSZ.
124 30 November, 1949 Bay of Nigg, Aberdeen, Scotland NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis sp. [fide Rae (1950)]; Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 [fide Stephen (1962)] Entire Undetermined; entire? Female ML: 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. 2 Rae (1950:163, pls. 20-21) Hardy (1956:pl. 22); Stephen (1962:148); Boyle (1986:82); Collins (1998:489)
125 1950-1955 off Mississippi Delta, Gulf of Mexico NWA Found floating on surface Architeuthis physeteris (Joubin, 1899) Entire, in poor condition Male ML: 61.2 cm; extensive description Voss (1956:136, fig 10) Toll & Hess (1981b:753); Aldrich (1992:476) Mature male with spermatophores.
126 22 August, 1951 270 miles W of Shpanberd Id.[need correct spelling], at surface NWP Observed alive only Architeuthis japonicus Two squid Observation only TL(estimate): 10-12 m None Sleptsov (1955:75) Thought to be avoiding Sperm Whales by staying at surface.
127 14 December, 1951 Angus, East Haven, Scotland NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis harveyi Entire Jaws, radula, and piece of arm with suckers ML: 4 ft 9 in Undetermined Stephen (1953:121) Collins (1998:489) Mutilated prior to examination.
128 January, 1952 Carnoustie, Scotland NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis sp. Not specified Undetermined None Hardy (1956:287)
129 12 June, 1952 off Sao Lourenco, Madeira Island NEA From Sperm Whale stomach, vomited up Architeuthis sp. Entire "Fragments" ET: 10,600 mm; ML: 1,860 mm; TL: 8,500 mm; AL: 2,800 mm; BC: 1,360 mm; TC: 330 mm; WT: 150 kg MMF Rees & Maul (1956:266) Clarke (1962:173) Still exhibited some signs of life after being vomited.
130 1952 Florida Keys NWA ML: 36 in RSMAS Voss (1996) Ellis (1998:261)
131 1952 (summer) near Bonin Islands, western Pacific NWP From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis japonica? Pfeffer, 1912 Entire; two specimens Undetermined ML: 92 mm + 104 mm; extensive additional measurements and description  ?Laboratory of Fisheries Zoology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University Iwai (1956:139, pls. 1-5) Possibly a non-architeuthid.
132 1953 Norway NEA Not stated Map location only Sivertsen (1955:11, fig. 4)
133 January, 1954 Kie Kie Bay, Kaikoura, New Zealand SWP By trawl Architeuthis sp. Photographs held by NIWA. Forch (1998:105)
134 22 June, 1954 1 mile north of Skaw (Skagerack), Denmark NEA Found alive on surface Architeuthis sp. Entire Undetermined Male (mature) ML: 1010 mm; VML: 940 mm; HL: 275 mm; TL: 4900 mm; AL(I): 800 mm; AL(IV): 1470/1530 mm; LAL: 1530 mm; HeL(IV pair): 90/130 mm; PL: 780 mm; SSL: 155 mm; SoA: no obs.; SL: 110-180 mm ZMUC? Knudsen (1957:189, figs. 1-5); Guerra et al. (2004:8) Kjennerud (1958:1); Muus (1959:170); Aldrich (1992:476); Stephen (1962:155); Toll & Hess (1981b:753) Discovered by fishermen. Mature male with spermatophores and both ventral arms hectocotylised; colour notes.
135 30 July, 1954 Ranheim, Trondheim Fjord, Norway NEA Not stated Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire Undetermined WL: 7.5 m; BL: 1.3 m; AL(shorter): 1.9 m; TL: 6.2 m Sivertsen (1955:5); Knudsen (1956)
136 2 October, 1954 Ranheim, Trondheim Fjord, Norway NEA Not stated Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire Entire WL: 9.24 m; BL: 2.14 m; AL(shorter): 1.9 m; TL: 7.1 m; ML: 1.79 m; MW: 0.57 m; FL: 0.52 m; FW(each): 0.18 m; TSD: 2.6 cm; ASD: 1.5 cm VSM Sivertsen (1955:5, fig. 1) Clarke (1966:fig. 4)
137 4 July, 1955 off Porto Pim (38°21'N, 29°08'W), Fayal Island, Azores Islands NEA From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp. Entire Undesignated anatomical material WT: 405 lb; EL: 34 ft 5 in; WL: 16 ft 3 in; ML: 6 ft 6 in; BD: 1 ft 11 in National Institute of Oceanography? Clarke (1955, 5 figs.) Clarke (1956:257, pl. 2 fig. 2); Budker (1959); see [3] Squid swallowed whole by 47ft Sperm Whale (no. F346). Examined at Porto Pim whaling station. Budker (1959) states that "[t]his is probably the only complete specimen of such an animal to be collected under these conditions".
138 Unknown (reported in 1956) off Fowey Rocks, Florida, United States NWA Found floating at surface Architeuthis princeps or Architeuthis harveyi Entire, mutilated Undetermined WL?: 47 ft [fide Rathjen] RSMAS [fide Rathjen]; no longer extant [fide Voss (1956:138)] Voss (1956:138) Rathjen (1973:24, fig. 7)
139 12 May, 1956 about a mile north of Makara Stream, Wellington west coast, New Zealand SWP Found washed ashore Architeuthis kirki Robson, 1887 Entire, missing tentacles Entire? ML: 1829 mm; WT: 127.9 kg; extensive additional measurements and description Dominion Museum [NMNZ] Dell (1970:27, figs. 1-8) Roper & Young (1972:216) Arm suckers had no sucker rings [fide Dell (1970)].
* 1956/1957 South Orkney Islands (59°41'S, 44°14'W) SWA From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp.; Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson, 1925 Head and mantle Undetermined HL: 30 cm; HW: 20 cm; ED: 16-17 cm; WL?: ~12 m Korabelnikov (1959:103); Yukhov (1974:62) Non-architeuthid. Initial identification by I.I. Akimushkin. From 15.8 m long male Sperm Whale.
* 1956/1957 South Shetland Islands (61°56'S, 52°39'W) SWA From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp.; Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson, 1925 Fin only Undetermined FL: 41 cm; FW: 48 cm; WL?: ~10 m Korabelnikov (1959:103); Yukhov (1974:62) Non-architeuthid. Initial identification by I.I. Akimushkin. From 15 m long male Sperm Whale.
140 1 February, 1957 six miles north by east from Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire, Scotland NEA By trawl Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire Entire EL: 23 ft 11 in; ML: 940 mm; BD: 343 mm; TL(R): 4750 mm; CL(R): 559 mm; HL: 279 mm; FL: 305 mm; FW: 305 mm NMSZ; catalog no. 1957.20. Stephen specimen No. 3 Stephen et al. (1957:181); Stephen (1962:152, text-fig. 6, pl. 1 fig. 2); Heppell & Smith (1983:33) Collins (1998:489) Received from trawler Viking Prestige almost complete, but poorly preserved.
141 14 December, 1957 Misaki, Oki Islands, Japan NWP Not stated  ?Architeuthis sp. Entire Undetermined None Hamabe (1957); Nishimura (1968:75)
142 4 February, 1958 Ashiya, Hamasaka-machi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan NWP Found washed ashore Architeuthis sp. Entire Undetermined EL?: 4.1 m; WT: ~150 kg Kamita (1962); Nishimura (1968:75)
143 7 February, 1958 off Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan NWP Not stated Architeuthis sp. Entire Undetermined EL?: ~6 m; WT: 170 kg Kamita (1962): Nishimura (1968:75)
144 3 March, 1958 Sandane, Nordfjord, Norway NEA Not stated Architeuthis sp. Entire Entire Male (mature) WT: 48 kg; ML: 100 cm; 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(IV pair): 5-6 cm; AF: 4.3.2.1; TaL: 10 cm; FuL: 14 cm; FuO: 7 cm; FuCL: 12 cm; FuCW: 2.5 cm; PL: 92 cm; SoA: yes; LRL: 1.2 cm; URL: 1.5 cm ZMUB Kjennerud (1958:1, figs. 1-9); Guerra et al. (2004:8) Toll & Hess (1981b:753) Spermatophore and colour notes.
145 1958 Bahamas NWA EL?: 47 ft Voss (1967) Ellis (1998:261)
146 August, 1959 off Madeira Island NEA From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp. Entire Undetermined EL?: 2.5 m Clarke (1962:173, fig. 1A) Toll & Hess (1981b:754) From male Sperm Whale.
January?, 1960 Lonja de Aviles, Asturias, Spain NEA Not specified Architeuthis dux Not specified Returned to the sea WT: 100 kg Guerra et al. (2006:258)
147 6 February, 1960 Arahama, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata Prefecture, Japan NWP Found washed ashore Architeuthis sp. Entire Undetermined ML: 1.3 m; EL?: 3.5 m; WT: 112 kg Nishimura (1960:214); Nishimura (1968:75)
148 23 Januray, 1961 Oi, Hirata-shi, Shimane Prefecture, Japan NWP Found washed ashore Architeuthis sp. Entire Undetermined EL?: 2.6 m; WT: 41.2 kg Kamita (1962); Nishimura (1968:75)
149 18 February, 1961 Camara de Lobos, Madeira Island NEA From fish stomach, Alepisaurus ferox Architeuthis sp. A Entire Entire Female (juvenile) ML: 57 mm; extensive additional measurements NMNH cat. no. 727508 Roper & Young (1972:206, figs. 1a-c, 2-4, 5a) Nesis et al. (1985:526) From stomach of lancetfish No. 18123.
150 April-July, 1961 near Commander Islands and western Aleutian Islands, Bering Sea NWP From Sperm Whale stomachs Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912 Combined beak samples Undetermined Percentage of whale diet Kodolov (1970:[158]) From Sperm Whales sampled in several different whaling regions of Soviet whaling flotilla Aleut during the 1961 season.
151 August, 1961 Sao Miguel, Azores Islands NEA From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp. Entire Undetermined ML: 2.4 m; AL[?]: 4.4 m; WL: 6.8 m Keil (1963:320, figs. 3-5) From 16 m Sperm Whale.
152 16 September, 1961 off central California, United States NEP From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912 Beaks One upper beak None NMML 110 Fiscus (1993:92) From male Sperm Whale (specimen no. Rice-535).
153 December, 1961 King's Cove, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland NWA Not stated Architeuthis sp. Entire? None "small" Undetermined Aldrich (1968); Aldrich (1992:459)
154 April-July, 1962 near Commander Islands and western Aleutian Islands, Bering Sea NWP From Sperm Whale stomachs Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912 Combined beak samples Undetermined Percentage of whale diet Kodolov (1970:[158]) From Sperm Whales sampled in several different whaling regions of Soviet whaling flotilla Aleut during the 1962 season.
155 23 June, 1962 Durban Whaling Station, South Africa SIO From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp. Body only Undetermined; Clarke specimen No. 6 Male FL: 40 cm; FW: 28 cm None?; Clarke specimen No. 6 Clarke (1980:67) From Sperm Whale number A956.
156 1962 Donkergat Whaling Station, South Africa SEA From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp. Head only Undetermined; Clarke specimen No. 1 TL: 176 cm Undetermined; Clarke specimen No. 1 Clarke (1980:67, text-fig. 37A)
1962 Las Tiberas, Asturias, Spain NEA Not specified Architeuthis dux Not specified Not specified TL: 6 m Guerra et al. (2006:258)
157 13 June, 1963 Durban Whaling Station, South Africa SIO From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp. Head only Undetermined; Clarke specimen No. 2 HL: 19 cm; HW: 15 cm; WT: 19 kg None?; Clarke specimen No. 2 Clarke (1980:67) From Sperm Whale number D1500.
158 15 June, 1963 off central California, United States NEP From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912 Beaks One upper beak None NMML; catalog no. 111 Fiscus (1993:92) From male Sperm Whale (specimen no. Rice-813).
159 1963 Donkergat Whaling Station, South Africa SEA From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp. Body only Undetermined; Clarke specimen No. 3 Female ML: 66.5 cm; MW: 24 cm; FL: 29 cm; FW: 16 cm Undetermined; Clarke specimen No. 3 Clarke (1980:67, text-fig. 37B) From Sperm Whale no. 2271.
160 13 August, 1963 Durban Whaling Station, South Africa SIO From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp. Entire Undetermined; Clarke specimen No. 5 ML: ~70 cm; HL: ~23 cm; FL: ~30 cm; FW: ~22 cm None?; Clarke specimen No. 5 Clarke (1980:67, text-fig. 37A) From Sperm Whale number 2258.
161 August?, 1963 Cook Strait, New Zealand SWP From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp. One beak Undetermined None Gaskin & Cawthorn (1967:170) From New Zealand whaling station; specimen No. 63

of 1963-1964 season.

162 17 December, 1963 off Chile (19°51'S, 95°09'W), South America SEP From fish stomach, probably Alepisaurus Architeuthis sp B. Entire Entire Male (juvenile) ML: 45 mm; extensive additional measurements NMNH; catalog no. 727509 Roper & Young (1972:206, figs. 1d-e, 5b) Nesis et al. (1985:526)
163 23 April, 1964 Durban Whaling Station, South Africa SIO From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp. Body only Undetermined; Clarke specimen No. 4 ML: 58 cm; MW: 19 cm; FL: 23 cm; FW: 11.5 cm None?; Clarke specimen No. 4 Clarke (1980:67) From Sperm Whale number 2418.
164 1964 Southeastern Atlantic Ocean SEA From Sperm Whale stomachs Architeuthis sp. Map locations only Yukhov (1974:61, fig.) Multiple records from Sperm Whales with generalised data on distribution, depth, and sex.
165 1964 Southwestern Pacific Ocean SWP From Sperm Whale stomachs Architeuthis sp. Map locations only Undetermined Yukhov (1974:61, fig.) Multiple records from Sperm Whales with generalised data on distribution, depth, and sex.
166 1964 Southwestern Indian Ocean SIO From Sperm Whale stomachs Architeuthis sp. Map locations only Yukhov (1974:61, fig.) Multiple records from Sperm Whales with generalised data on distribution, depth, and sex.
167 23 October, 1964 Conche, White Bay, Newfoundland NWA Found floating at surface Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire Beaks, gladius, arms, and tentacles Female ML: 185 cm; additional measurements and description MUDB; Aldrich specimen No. 1 Aldrich (1992:461, figs. 3-4) Aldrich (1968:395); Aldrich & Brown (1967:4, figs.) Cestode found in caecum by Pippy & Aldrich (1969). Tentacular regeneration documented by Aldrich & Aldrich (1968:845, figs. 1-3).
168 5 December, 1964 Chapel Arm, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland NWA Found dead on bottom Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire None; discarded Female ML: 126 cm; additional measurements and description None; Aldrich specimen No. 2 Aldrich (1992:466, fig. 5) Aldrich (1968:395) Possibly seen alive in September on several occasions.
169 29 September, 1965 Newman's Cove, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland NWA Not stated Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Portion of mantle, tail, and viscera None; discarded Female ML (estimate): 1.37 m None; Aldrich specimen No. 3 Aldrich (1992:467) Aldrich (1968:395)
170 8 October, 1965 Lance Cove, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland NWA Found floating at surface Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire Parts (unspecified) Female ML: 127 cm; additional measurements MUDB; Aldrich specimen No. 4 Aldrich (1992:469, fig. 6) Voss (1967:407, fig.); Aldrich & Brown (1967:6, fig.); Aldrich (1968:395, fig. 2) Possibly the same as #171.
171 1965 "off the coast of Newfoundland" NWA "caught" Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire EL?: >21 ft Schmitt (1942-1982) Used in Francis O. Schmitt's animal nerve cell research, 1965 (see [4]). Possibly the same as #170.
24 November, 1965 Springdale Beach, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland NWA Found washed ashore Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire None; discarded ML: 161 cm; BL(+HL?): 2.13 m; TL: 3.66 m; GL: 147 cm; additional measurements None; Aldrich specimen No. 5 Aldrich (1992:469, fig. 7) Aldrich (1968:395)
172 22 June, 1966 off "Vigo, Spain" (41°32'N, 9°48'W) NEA From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp. Lower beak Undetermined Description only Clarke & MacLeod (1974:962, fig. 4)
173 9 November, 1966 Sweet Bay, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland NWA Not stated Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire; tentacles missing and arms incomplete Entire Female ML: 142 cm; additional measurements and description MUDB; Aldrich specimen No. 6 Aldrich (1992:470) Aldrich & Brown (1967:8, fig.); Aldrich (1968:395, as 11 November)
174 24 November, 1966 Wild Cove, Fogo Island, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland NWA Found washed ashore Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire, badly mutilated None; discarded Female ML: 107 cm; additional measurements None; Aldrich specimen No. 7 Aldrich (1992:471) Aldrich (1968:395)
175 25 November, 1966 off central California, United States NEP From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912 Beaks One upper beak None NMML; catalog no. 112 Fiscus (1993:92) From male Sperm Whale (specimen no. Rice-1966-165).
176 28 November, 1966 Eddie's Cove East, Strait of Belle Isle, Newfoundland NWA Not stated Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire, putrified None; discarded None None; Aldrich specimen No. 8 Aldrich (1992:471) Aldrich (1968:395)
177 1 December, 1966 off central California, United States NEP From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912 Beaks One lower beak fragment None NMML; catalog no. 113 Fiscus (1993:92) From female Sperm Whale (specimen no. Rice-1966-177).
178 9 December, 1966 off central California, United States NEP From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912 Beaks One upper beak None NMML; catalog no. 114 Fiscus (1993:92) From male Sperm Whale (specimen no. Rice-1966-185).
179 12 May, 1967 off central California, United States NEP From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912 Beaks One pair of beaks None NMML; catalog no. 115 Fiscus & Rice (1974:92, fig. 1); Fiscus et al. (1989:6); Fiscus (1993:93) From female Sperm Whale (specimen no. Rice-1967-128).
180 6 June, 1967 off Iceland (64E50'N, 29E30'W) NEA From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp. Seven beaks Undetermined Specimen weights estimated Clarke & MacLeod (1976:742) From 53 ft male Sperm Whale (no. 121).
181 July-August, 1967 in Denmark Strait NEA From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp. Beaks (as percentage of diet) Martin & Clarke (1986:785) Roe (1969:93) as unidentified beaks From 57 male Sperm Whales processed at Hvalur H.F. whaling station on west coast of Iceland.
182 22 July - 23 August, 1967 off Iceland NEA From Sperm Whale stomachs Architeuthis sp. Two beaks Undetermined Specimen weights estimated Clarke & MacLeod (1976:742) Mixed samples from stomachs of five male Sperm Whales 47-53 ft long.
183 23 April, 1968 off central California, United States NEP From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912 Beaks One upper beak None NMML; catalog no. 116 Fiscus (1993:93) From female Sperm Whale (specimen no. Rice-1968-108).
184 23 April, 1968 off central California, United States NEP From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912 Beaks One upper beak fragment None NMML; catalog no. 117 Fiscus (1993:93) From male Sperm Whale (specimen no. Rice-1968-109).
1968 Puerto de Vega, Asturias, Spain NEA Caught by ship Architeuthis dux Entire? Beak EL?: 7 m Guerra et al. (2006:258) Caught by the ship Matías Bengoechea.
185 13 June, 1969 off central California, United States NEP From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912 Beaks One upper beak None NMML; catalog no. 118 Fiscus (1993:93) From female Sperm Whale (specimen no. Rice-1969-143).
186 1969 east of Lake Worth, Florida NWA Unknown RSMAS Voss (1996) Ellis (1998:262)
1969 Las Tiberas, Asturias, Spain NEA Caught by ship Architeuthis dux Tentacle TL: 6 m Guerra et al. (2006:258) Caught by the ship Saturno Juan.
10 July, 1969 Luanco (Gozón), Asturias, Spain NEA Caught by sport fishermen Architeuthis dux Entire? WT: 250 kg Guerra et al. (2006:258) Caught by sport fishermen from Oviedo. Heaviest recorded giant squid from Asturias.
1969 Puerto de Figueras, Asturias, Spain NEA Recovered dead Architeuthis dux Entire? EL?: 7.90 m; WT: 120 kg Guerra et al. (2006:258) Recovered dead by José Manuel Méndez and Bote Carducha.
187 19 November, 1969 off central California, United States NEP From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912 Beaks One lower beak fragment None NMML; catalog no. 119 Fiscus (1993:93) From male Sperm Whale (specimen no. Rice-1969-201).
188 24 February, 1970 off central California, United States NEP From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912 Beaks One lower beak fragment None NMML; catalog no. 120 Fiscus (1993:94) From male Sperm Whale (specimen no. Rice-1970-001).
189 1970 San Juan, Puerto Rico NWA Unknown RSMAS Voss (1996) Ellis (1998:262)
190 18 September, 1970 off Saint-Pierre Island, Grand Banks, Atlantic Ocean NWA By trawl Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire Entire None FOSJ; Aldrich specimen No. 9 Aldrich (1992:471) Presented by Government of France in October, 1970.
191 31 October, 1970 near Azores Islands (38°34'N, 28°11'W) NEA From shark stomach, Centroscymnus coelolepis Architeuthis sp. "Flesh" Undetermined None Clarke & Merrett (1972:601)
192 November, 1970 Tasman Sea SWP From Sperm Whale stomachs Architeuthis sp. One entire; 54 lower beaks Undetermined Female ML: 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 beaks Clarke & MacLeod (1982:34) Combined data from stomachs of 66 Sperm Whale taken at various locations in the Tasman Sea.
193 30 December, 1970 off Botany Bay, New South Wales, eastern Australia SWP From Shortfin mako shark stomach, Isurus oxyrinchus Architeuthis sp. Beak Undetermined ML(estimate): 567 mm Dunning et al. (1993:129)
194 November-April, 1970-1973 southeastern Atlantic Ocean (30°-43°S) SEA From Sperm Whale stomachs Architeuthis sp. Stomach contents Undetermined None Vovk 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.
195 November-April, 1970-1973 Atlantic sector of Antarctic Ocean SEA From Sperm Whale stomachs Architeuthis sp. Stomach contents Undetermined None Vovk 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.
March, 1971 Carrandi, Asturias, Spain NEA Not specified Architeuthis dux Entire? WT: 80 kg Guerra et al. (2006:258) Collected by the boat Divino San Antonio.
196 Unknown (reported in 1971) Indian Ocean SIO From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp. Entire Undetermined EL?: 19 m Berzin (1971;[199, fig. 98]) Taken from Sperm Whale stomach by whaling flotilla Sovetskaya Ukraina.
197 18 November, 1971 Sunnyside, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland NWA Not stated Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire Arms and tentacles only Female ML: 177 cm; additional measurements MUDB; Aldrich specimen No. 10 Aldrich (1992:471, fig. 8A-B)
198 Unknown (reported in 1972) off east coast, Florida, United States NWA Found floating at surface Architeuthis sp. Entire Entire Male (mature) ML: 664 mm RSMAS; catalog no. UMML 31.1762 Toll & Hess (1981b:753) Roper & Young (1972:220)
February, 1972 Puerto de El Musel, Asturias, Spain NEA Found floating at surface in visible state of decomposition Architeuthis dux EL?: ~3 m Guerra et al. (2006:258) Observed[?] by Martino Andres.
199 July, 1972 near Rakautura, Kaikoura, New Zealand SWP Found floating at surface Architeuthis sp. Entire Club suckers TL: ~8 m Lost Forch (1998:106)
200 1972 off Durban, South Africa SIO From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp. Entire Entire Female ML: 1450 mm; extensive additional measurements, illustrations, and description SAM; catalog no. S1867 Compagno Roeleveld & Lipinski (1991:432, pls.)
201 8 December, 1972 eastern equatorial Atlantic (6°34'S, 5°00'W) SEA From fish stomach, Prionace glauca Architeuthis sp. Jaws plus pieces of mantle, arms, tentacle Undetermined; beaks? TL(piece): 2 m; TSD: ~2 cm; ML(estimate): 70-75 cm Nigmatullin (1976:29, fig. 1) From stomach of 2 m long blue shark.
202 14 May, 1974 off Greenpoint, Table Bay, South Africa SEA Found floating at surface, alive Architeuthis sp. Entire Entire Female ML: 1700 mm; extensive measurements, illustrations, and description SAM; catalog no. S1868 Compagno Roeleveld & Lipinski (1991:433, pls.) Found barely alive by Capt. Hennie Smith.
203 October, 1974 South African waters (28°S, 14°11'E) SEA By trawl; taken by fisheries vessel Architeuthis sp. Entire Piece of arm and tentacle WT: 220 kg SAM Pérez-Gándaras & Guerra (1989:114)
204 18 February, 1975 Verdalsøra, Trondheimsfjorden, Norway NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis sp. Entire Undetermined TL: 7.96 m; WT: 68.9 kg Holthe (1975:174)
205 28 October, 1975 Bonavista, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland NWA Found washed ashore Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire None; discarded Male (mature) ML: 132 cm; additional measurements None; Aldrich specimen No. 11 Aldrich (1992:472, fig. 9A-D) Mature male with hectocotylus and spermatophores.
206 26 January, 1976 off Joban District (36°39'N, 141°51'E), Japan NWP From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912 Tentacle only Undetermined None Okutani et al. (1976:85) Ohsumi & Satake (1976) From 10.6 m long male Sperm Whale (no. 56).
207 26 January, 1976 off Joban District (36°40'N, 141°53'E), Japan NWP From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912 Tentacle only Undetermined None Okutani et al. (1976:85) Ohsumi & Satake (1976) From 11.7 m long male Sperm Whale (no. 58).
208 3 February, 1976 off Joban District (36°44'N, 141°33'E), Japan NWP From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912 Entire Undetermined ML: 58.5 cm Okutani et al. (1976:85, pl. 7) Ohsumi & Satake (1976) From 13.0 m long male Sperm Whale (no. 75).
209 4 February, 1976 off Joban District (36°46'N, 141°58'E), Japan NWP From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912 Mantle only Undetermined None Okutani et al. (1976:85) Ohsumi & Satake (1976) From 9.5 m long female Sperm Whale (no. 79).
210 March, 1976 Wellington south coast, New Zealand SWP Found washed ashore Architeuthis sp. Entire NMNZ; photographs only Forch (1998:106)
211 August, 1976 off Vancouver, Oregon, United States NEP From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp. Entire? Undetermined ML: ~2 m Nesis et al. (1985:523)
212 September, 1976 off South Africa (27°42'S, 14°13'E) SEA By trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire Undetermined WL: 4.5 m; WT: 200 kg; TL: ~6 m; ML: 195 cm; radula Pérez-Gándaras & Guerra (1978:401, figs. 1-4) Nesis et al. (1985:518) Stomach contents analysed.
213 19 November, 1977 Firth of Forth, North Berwick (56°03.5'N, 02°43'W), Scotland NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis dux Entire Entire; dissected, parts preserved separately Female ML: 161 cm; HL: 43 cm; AL: 230 cm; TL: 440 cm; FL: 67 cm; FW: 55 cm NMSZ; catalog no. 1978090.1 Heppell (1978:89); Heppell & Smith (1983:34) Collins (1998:489)
214 21 November, 1977 Lance Cove, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland NWA Found washed ashore Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire None Unknown size None; Aldrich specimen No. 12 Aldrich (1992:472) Report only, specimen not observed.
215 April, 1978 Jiaonon, Shandong Province, China NWP From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp. Beaks Undetermined None Dong (1984:328, fig. 2.1) From stranded Sperm Whale.
216 ~15 June, 1978 near Mack Arch, Oregon, North Pacific Ocean NEP By trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire Sucker rings WT: 225 lb SBMNH; catalog no. 60119 [Anonymous] (1978a); [Anonymous] (1978b) Caught by commercial fisherman G. Steffensmier.
217 21 June, 1978 off Fort Lauderdale, Straits of Florida, United States NWA From fish stomach, Xiphias gladius Architeuthis sp. Entire Entire Male (mature) ML: 167+ mm; GL: 179 mm; additional extensive description RSMAS; catalog no. UMML 31.1761 Toll & Hess (1981b:754, fig 1) Toll & Hess (1981a:768); Hess & Toll (1981:162, fig 4) From stomach of female swordfish (205 cm fork length).
218 July, 1978 Gisborne, New Zealand SWP Trawl capture Architeuthis sp. Entire Forch (1998:106) Gisborne Herald photographs
219 late 1978 Cheynes Beach, Albany, Western Australia SWP From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp. Two specimens Undetermined WT(larger specimen): 280 kg Wallaroo Heritage and Nautical Museum, South Australia (smaller specimen) Zeidler (1996:7) Zeidler & Gowlett-Holmes (1996:85); Sea Frontiers Caught by Cheynes Beach Whaling Co., Albany, Western Australia.
220 Unknown (reported in 1979) Noto-cho, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan NWP In floating blanket net Architeuthis sp. Entire Undetermined TL: 5.5 m; WT: 97 kg Satomi (1979) Kitaguni Newspaper (photo) [fide T. Kubodera (pers. comm. [fide Sweeney (2001:75)])]
221 1979 Newfoundland NWA By trawl EL: 31 ft Stephen, pers. comm. (1997) [fide Ellis (1998:263)] Ellis (1998:263) Captured by Spanish trawler.
222 20 August, 1979 at depth of 550 fathoms, Cortez Bank, California, United States NEP Sable fish trap Architeuthis japonica? Tentacle only; recovered from trap Tentacle SBMNH; catalog no. 60117 Hochberg (in prep. [fide Sweeney (2001:81)])
223 19 November, 1979 St. Brendan's, Cottel's Island, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland NWA Found washed ashore Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire, in several pieces None; discarded Female ML: 154 cm; additional measurements None; Aldrich specimen No. 13 Aldrich (1992:473)
224 Unknown (reported in 1980) Oregon, United States NEP Found washed ashore Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912 Entire? Undetermined None Hochberg & Fields (1980:434) Nesis et al. (1985:523)
225 early February, 1980 Plum Island, Massachusetts, United States; see [5] NWA Found washed ashore Architeuthis sp. Entire, missing long feeding tentacles and skin; lost when the squid washed ashore Entire Female WL: 2.7 m; ML: ~2 m; EL(estimate): ~9/~10 m; WT: 200 kg NMNH; catalog no. 814000 Roper & Boss (1982:96); see also [6] Currently on exhibit at the NMNH.
226 March-April, 1980 about 250 miles off California (34°39'-35°39'N, 126°25'-127°28'W) at 25-40 to 90 m depth, North Pacific Ocean NEP By trawl Architeuthis sp. 18 entire specimens Undetermined ML: 50-77 cm (ML(average): 62.5 cm); additional measurements, indices, and descriptions Nesis et al. (1985:519, figs. 1-3) Eighteen specimens taken in 9 trawls.
227 2 July, 1980 1500 miles off Oregon (42°35'N, 148°35'W) at 15 m depth, Northeast Pacific NEP By pelagic trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire Entire, minus arms and tentacles ML(fresh): 164 cm; FL(fresh): 75 cm; FW(fresh): 43 cm; description of thawed plus preserved specimen ZMMGU Nesis et al. (1985:518) Taken by R/V Novoul'yanovsk with 133 m pelagic trawl at 15 m depth.
228 1980 off New South Wales coast, Eastern Australia SWP From Smooth hammerhead stomach, Sphyrna zygaena Architeuthis sp. Beak Undetermined ML(estimate): 706 mm Dunning et al. (1993:124)
1980 Vertical de Cudillero, Asturias, Spain NEA Not specified Architeuthis dux At least a tentacle WT(of tentacle?): 100 kg 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.
229 20 August, 1980 South African waters SEA By trawl; taken by fisheries vessel Architeuthis sp. Entire None ML: 0.81 m Pérez-Gándaras & Guerra (1989:114)
230 21 October, 1980 Patton Escarpment (32°28'30"N, 120°15'48"W) at 500-600 m depth, California, United States NEP By RMT-8 midwater trawl Architeuthis sp. Tentacle club and stalk Tentacle club and stalk CL: 41.5 cm SBMNH; catalog no. 60120 Robison (1989:39, figs. 1-2)
231 February, 1981 Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands NEP By hook and line Architeuthis sp. Entire Beak plus piece of flesh WL?: 20 ft Undetermined Higa (1981:9) Taken alive while trolling by M. Yoshida and D. Maeda; attacked by False Killer Whale during retrieval.
232 20 May, 1981 Vavilov Ridge (7°56'S, 0°57'E) at 400-470 m depth, Southeast Atlantic SEA By 110 m cable-trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire Tentacles plus part of viscera; remainder lost TL(fresh): 420 + 400 cm; TL(fixed): 287 + 269 cm; additional counts, measurements, and description Undetermined Nesis et al. (1985:522) Taken by R/V Novoukrainka.
1981 Asturias, Spain NEA Not specified Architeuthis dux Entire? EL?: 10 m Guerra et al. (2006:258) Displayed in a Gijón fish shop before being sold at a market in Avilés.
233 3 August, 1981 Orange River mouth (27°45'S, 10°45'E), Southeast Atlantic at 18-95 m depth SEA By trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire Entire ML: 81 cm; TL: 364 cm; WT: 11.8 kg Undetermined Nesis et al. (1985:522) Taken by R/V Novoukrainka.
234 7 September, 1981 Azores Islands NEA From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp. Lower beak Undetermined LRL: 14.1 mm Clarke (1986:fig. 22b)
235 11 October, 1981 Tasman Sea (33°19.4'S, 155°00.3E) at 20 m depth SWP By trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire Entire ML: 103 mm NMV Lu (1986:9, fig.) Captured by FRV Soela at 1450 hours.
236 14 November, 1981 Hare Bay, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland NWA Found washed ashore Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire Entire Female ML: 159 cm; additional measurements Natural History Branch of Newfoundland Museum; catalog no. MO-1692. Aldrich specimen No. 14 Aldrich (1992:473)
Christmas, 1981 Playa de Luarca, Asturias, Spain NEA Found washed ashore on beach Architeuthis dux Entire?; poor condition Guerra et al. (2006:258) Found by Secundino González and Manuel Pico.
237 1981-1984 Azores NEA From Sperm Whale stomachs Architeuthis ?dux Steenstrup, 1860 Beaks Undetermined WT(estimated average): 23 kg; ML(estimated average): 1 m Clarke et al. (1993:71) Found in stomach contents of 76.5% of 17 Sperm Whales sampled during 1981-1984.
238 30 January, 1982 off New South Wales (33°44'S, 153°00'E) from surface to 600 m depth, Australia SWP By oblique pelagic trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire Undetermined Female ML: 42.2 cm Jackson et al. (1991:331)
239 July, 1982 North Canterbury, New Zealand SWP Trawl capture Architeuthis sp. Entire Partial club NMNZ; NMNZ M77446 Forch (1998:106)
240 23 August, 1982 off shore, Radoy (near Bergen), Norway NEA By hook and line, caught alive Architeuthis monachus (Steenstrup in Harting, 1860) Entire Undetermined EL: ~10 m; TL: ~7.3 m; WT: ~220 kg ZMUB? Brix (1983:422, fig. 1) Brix et al. (1989:34) Caught in 5 m deep bay; dying at time of capture. Blood study by Brix et al. (1989).
241 30 October, 1982 Sandy Cove, Fogo Island, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland NWA Found washed ashore Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire, in poor condition Entire? Female ML: 169 cm; additional measurements NMSJ; catalog no. MO-1693. Aldrich specimen No. 15 Aldrich (1992:474, fig. 10) "Had engaged in battle with what apparently was another cephalopod."
242 30 December, 1982 Kuzuareyama coast of Noh-machi, Niigata Prefecture, Sea of Japan NWP Found washed ashore Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912 Entire Undetermined WL?: 3.98 m; WT: 120 kg Honma et al. (1983:23, fig. 1)
1983 Las Tiberas, Asturias, Spain NEA Not specified Architeuthis dux WT(dead): 150 kg Guerra et al. (2006:258) Collected by "El Dioni" of Avilés.
243 19 August, 1983 west coast (39°03'S, 174°04'E), North Island, New Zealand SWP Found washed ashore Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire None; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 1 ML: 2035 mm; HL: ~0.5 m; WT: >200 kg; ASD: 23 mm NMNZ; NMNZ M79971. Gauldie et al. specimen No. 1 Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Forch (1983:6, fig.); Forch (1998:specimen 1) Found in New Plymouth power station cooling water intake.
244 8-9 January, 1984 Cove Bay (near Aberdeen), Scotland NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis cf. dux Entire Undetermined Female WL: ~4.23 m; ML: ~1.75 m; GL: 1.57 m; BC: 1.40 m; HC: 0.88 m; WT: ~168 kg; ED: <1.0-<0.5 mm Nixon (1984:4); Boyle (1986:81) Boyle (1984:12); Collins (1998:489) Tested for buoyancy. Egg count estimated at >10×106.
245 8 March, 1984 Aukland Islands (51°16'S, 166°52'E) at 533 m depth SWP By trawl Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire None; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 2 Female ML: 1930 mm; no other measurements None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 2 Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Forch (1998: specimen 2) Caught by F/V Shinkai Maru.
246 12 April, 1984 southeast coast (41°11'S, 176°44'E) at 870-1100 m depth, North Island, New Zealand SWP By trawl Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire None; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 3 Female ML: 930 mm; no other measurements None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 3 Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Forch (1998:specimen 5)
April, 1984 3 miles from Tazones, Asturias, Spain NEA By trawl Architeuthis dux Entire? WL: 3-4 m Guerra et al. (2006:258) Captured by Antonio Coro.
247 3 May, 1984 west coast (40°54'S, 176°14'E), North Island, New Zealand SWP Found floating Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire None; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 4 Female ML: 1770 mm; no other measurements None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 4 Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Forch (1998:specimen 3)
248 9 May, 1984 Cape Palliser, Wellington, New Zealand SWP Found washed ashore Architeuthis sp. Entire? Undetermined None Stevens (1988:150)
249 12 May, 1984 south coast (41°17'S, 174°47'E), North Island, New Zealand SWP Found washed ashore Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire None; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 5 Female ML: 1825 mm; no other measurements None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 5 Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Forch (1998:specimen 4) Stevens (1988:150, fig. 3)
250 May, 1984 Namibia, South African waters SEA By trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire Undetermined ML: 1250 mm[?]; WT: 38 kg; MW: 390 mm; HW: 250 mm; FL: 570 mm; FW: 280 mm[?]; TL: 4750 mm Pérez-Gándaras & Guerra (1989:115) Taken by fisheries vessel.
251 June, 1984 west coast hoki grounds, South Island, New Zealand SWP By trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire Forch (1998:106) Caught by F/V Arrow.
1984 Cal. Sierra d Oviedo, Asturias, Spain NEA From shark stomach Architeuthis dux Severed tentacle TC: >10 cm Guerra et al. (2006:258)
252 25 July, 1984 northwest coast (41°05'S, 170°52'E) at 475 m depth, South Island, New Zealand SWP By trawl Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire None; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 6 Female ML: 1560 mm; no other measurements None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 6 Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Forch (1998:specimen 6)
253 24 September, 1984 southwest coast (46°18'S, 166°30'E) at 365 m depth, South Island, New Zealand SWP By trawl Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire None; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 7 Female ML: 2020 mm; no other measurements None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 7 Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Forch (1998:specimen 7) Caught by F/V Tengawai.
254 Unknown (sampled during 1984-1990) San Miguel Island, California, United States NEP From Northern Elephant Seal stomach, Mirounga angustirostris Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912 Beaks Undetermined None Antonelis et al. (1994:214) From three Northern Elephant Seals, sampled during 1984-1990.
255 6 June, 1985 New Zealand (47°04'S, 169°32'E) at 310 m depth SWP By trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire Female ML: ~2000 mm Forch (1998:106) Caught by F/V Daishin Maru 23.
256 23 July, 1985 off New Zealand; see [7] SWP Sighting Architeuthis sp. Larva(e) Larva(e) O'Shea
257 31 July, 1985 off New Zealand; see [8] SWP Sighting Architeuthis sp. Larva(e) Larva(e) O'Shea
258 26 August, 1985 off New Zealand; see [9] SWP Sighting Architeuthis sp. Larva(e) Larva(e) O'Shea
259 28 August, 1985 off New Zealand; see [10] SWP Sighting Architeuthis sp. Larva(e) Larva(e) O'Shea
260 29 August, 1985 off New Zealand; see [11] SWP Sighting Architeuthis sp. Larva(e) Larva(e) O'Shea
261 1 September, 1985 off New Zealand; see [12] SWP Sighting Architeuthis sp. Larva(e) Larva(e) O'Shea
262 Unknown (reported in 1986) Unknown  ? From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp. Buccal mass and beak Beak LRL: 18.8 mm Undetermined Clarke (1986:fig. 22a) From Sperm Whale stomach (G17A65).
263 Unknown (reported in 1986) South Africa SEA From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp. Lower beak Beak LRL: 17.2 mm Undetermined Clarke (1986:fig. 23)
264 Unknown (reported in 1986) Azores Islands NEA Not stated Architeuthis sp. Lower beak Lower beak ML: 1980 mm; LRL: 19.4 mm Undetermined Clarke (1986:fig. 24a)
265 29 January, 1986 off Aberdeen, Scotland NEA By trawl Architeuthis cf. dux Entire None; sold commercially WL: 2.98 m; ML: 1.45 m; BC: 1.10 m; AC: 0.22 m; WT: ~90 kg Boyle (1986:82) Collins (1998:489) Caught by fishing vessel; measurements by Mr. G. Howard.
266 March, 1986 near mouth of Orange River (27°52'S, 14°40'E) at 510-550 m depth, South Africa SEA By bottom trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire Entire Female ML: 1680 mm; extensive measurements, illustrations, and description SAM; catalog no. S1681 Compagno Roeleveld & Lipinski (1991:433, pls.) Taken by MT Pardelhas.
267 31 March, 1986 Aukland Islands (50°50'S, 166°51'E) at 296 m depth SWP By trawl Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire None; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 8 Female ML: 1720 mm; no other measurements None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 8 Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Forch (1998:specimen 11) Caught by F/V Akebono Maru 73.
268 11 April, 1986 northeast coast (35°43'S, 174°20'E), North Island, New Zealand SWP Found floating Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire None; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 9 Male ML: 1260 mm; no other measurements None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 9 Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Forch (1998:specimen 9)
269 17 April, 1986 east coast (43°38'S, 174°43'E) at 470 m depth , South Island, New Zealand SWP By trawl Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire None; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 10 Female ML: 1815 mm; no other measurements None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 10 Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Forch (1998:specimen 12) Caught by F/V Banshu Maru 8.
270 27 May, 1986 southwest coast (46°32'S, 166°11'E) at 604 m depth, South Island, New Zealand SWP By trawl Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire None; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 11 Female ML: 1830 mm; no other measurements None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 11 Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Forch (1998:specimen 13) Caught by F/V Daishin Maru 28.
271 18 July, 1986 west coast (42°03'S, 170°26'E) at 500 m depth, South Island, New Zealand SWP By trawl Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire None; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 12 ML: 1380 mm; WT: 43.5 kg; see Forch (1998:110) None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 12 Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Forch (1998:107) Caught by F/V Dolomit.
19 July, 1986 east coast of Tasmania SWP Found washed ashore Architeuthis Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service (2007)
272 8 September, 1986 east coast (43°43'S, 174°56'E) at 480 m depth, South Island, New Zealand SWP By trawl Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire None; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 13 Female ML: 2140 mm; no other measurements None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 13 Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Forch 1998:specimen 14) Caught by F/V Banshu Maru 8.
273 26 February, 1987 east coast (44°09'S, 173°44'E) at 350 m depth, South Island, New Zealand SWP By trawl Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire None; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 14 Male ML: 1900 mm; no other measurements None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 14 Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Forch (1998:specimen 8) Caught by F/V Daishin Maru 22.
274 5 March, 1987 off Shetland Islands NEA By trawl Architeuthis sp. Undetermined ML: 1100 mm Collins (1998:489)
275 April-July, 1987 approximately 40°S, 120°W, South Pacific SEP By trawl Architeuthis sp. Eight juveniles Undetermined None Alexeyev (1994:156, map) Taken in subantarctic waters by R/V Vozrozhdeniye, cruise XI.
276 3 May, 1987 southeast coast (41°31'S, 176°43'E) at 360 m depth, North Island, New Zealand SWP By trawl Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire None; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 15 Female ML: 1610 mm; no other measurements None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 15 Gauldie et al. (1994:94) Forch (1998:107) Listed in table as 3 April. Used for statolith study.
277 9 May, 1987 east coast (43°38'S, 174°14'E) at 506 m depth, South Island, New Zealand SWP By trawl Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire None; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 16 Female ML: 2135 mm; no other measurements None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 16 Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Forch (1998:specimen 15) Caught by F/V Daishin Maru 28.
278 1987 near Sydney, Australia SWP By trawl? Architeuthis sp. Entire? Undetermined WT: 150 kg Gannon (1996) "150 kg monster landed near Sydney in 1987"
279 19 July, 1987 off New Zealand; see [13] SWP Sighting Architeuthis sp. Larva(e) Larva(e) O'Shea
280 20 July, 1987 off New Zealand; see [14] SWP Sighting Architeuthis sp. Larva(e) Larva(e) O'Shea
281 26 July, 1987 west coast (42°35'S, 170°23'E) at 503 m depth, South Island, New Zealand SWP By trawl Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire None; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 17 ML: 1300 mm; see Forch (1998:110) None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 17 Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Forch (1998:107) Caught by F/V Zuiyo 3.
282 26 July, 1987 off New Zealand; see [15] SWP Sighting Architeuthis sp. Larva(e) Larva(e) O'Shea
283 28 July, 1987 off New Zealand; see [16] SWP Sighting Architeuthis sp. Larva(e) Larva(e) O'Shea
284 16 August, 1987 west coast (41°21'S, 170°30'E) at 464 m depth, South Island, New Zealand SWP By trawl Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire None; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 18 ML: 1370 mm; WT: 70 kg; no other measurements None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 18 Gauldie et al. (1994:94) Forch (1998:108) Caught by F/V Zuiyo 3.
285 25 August, 1987 west coast (41°31'S, 170°34'E), South Island, New Zealand at 410-608 m depth SWP By trawl Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire None; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 19 Female ML: 1230 mm; see Forch (1998:110) None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 19 Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Forch (1998:108); [17]
286 2 September, 1987 east of (51°18'S, 170°23'E), Aukland Islands SWP By trawl Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire None; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 20 ML: 1780 mm; see Forch (1998:110) None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 20 Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Forch (1998:108) Caught by F/V Mys Kronotsky.
287 13 October, 1987 south coast (46°24'S, 166°23'E) at 487 m depth, South Island, New Zealand SWP By trawl Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire None; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 21 ML: 1770 mm; see Forch (1998:110) None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 21 Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Forch (1998:108) Caught by F/V Chiyo Maru 2.
288 October, 1987 South African waters (29°46'S, 14°43'E) SEA By trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire Undetermined ML: 1790 mm[?]; WT: 130 kg; MW: 485 mm; HW: 240 mm; FL: 720 mm; FW: 360 mm Pérez-Gándaras & Guerra (1989:115) Taken by fisheries vessel.
289 4 November, 1987 south coast (47°32'S, 169°10'E), South Island, New Zealand SWP By trawl Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire None; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 22 ML: 2010 mm; see Forch (1998:110) None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 22 Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Forch (1998:108) Caught by F/V Chiyo Maru.
290 5 November, 1987 southwest coast (46°31'S, 166°30'E) at 550 m depth, South Island, New Zealand SWP By trawl Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire None; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 23 ML: 1770 mm; no other measurements None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 23 Gauldie et al. (1994:94) Forch (1998:108) Caught by F/V Chiyo Maru 2.
291 5 December, 1987 New Zealand (47°28'S, 169°35'E) at 540 m depth SWP By trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire WT: ~80 kg Forch (1998:108) Caught by F/V Chiyo Maru 2.
292 6 December, 1987 New Zealand (47°30'S, 169°19'E) at 550 m depth SWP By trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire WT: ~20 kg Forch (1998:108) Caught by F/V Chiyo Maru 2.
293 late 1987 hoki grounds, South Island, New Zealand SWP By trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire None; Forch specimen No. 10 Female ML: 1830 mm; no other measurements None?; Forch specimen No. 10 Forch (1998:107)
294 25 January, 1988 Aukland Islands (51°00'S, 166°42'E) at 495 m depth SWP By trawl Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887 Entire None; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 24 ML: 1880 mm; WT: ~150 kg; see Forch (1998:110) None?; Gauldie et al. specimen No. 24 Gauldie et al. (1994:94); Forch (1998:108) Caught by F/V Nikolaevskiy Korabel.
295 16 April, 1988 Shirohara, Iwamicho, Tottori Prefecture, Japan NWP Found washed ashore, alive Architeuthis sp. Entire Entire? TL: 7 m; ML: 1.3 m; WT: 80 kg Tottori Prefectural Museum [fide T. Kubodera (pers. comm. [fide Sweeney (2001:74)])] Nomura (1988:26) On public display.
296 28 July, 1988 off New Zealand; see [18] SWP Sighting Architeuthis sp. Larva(e) Larva(e) O'Shea
297 29 July, 1988 off New Zealand; see [19] SWP Sighting Architeuthis sp. Larva(e) Larva(e) O'Shea
298 31 July, 1988 off New Zealand; see [20] SWP Sighting Architeuthis sp. Larva(e) Larva(e) O'Shea
299 12 March, 1989 Namibia (26°07'S, 13°41'E) SEA By trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire Only tentacle clubs, hectocotylus, genitalia, beaks, and statolith Male (mature) ML(fresh): 1220 mm; FL(thawed): 540 mm; FW(thawed): 460 mm; MW(thawed): 460 mm; TL(thawed): 5060 + 4510 mm[?]; WT(thawed): 41,350 g; other measurements ICM? Villanueva & Sánchez (1993:33)
300 September, 1989 Santa Catarina State (27°24'S, 45°37'W), Brazil SWA Found floating at surface Architeuthis sp. Female ML: 151 cm Instituto de Pesca, Santos, Brazil Arfelli et al. (1991:83, figs. 2-3) Ré et al. (1998:109)
301 7 February, 1990 Poipu, Kauai, Hawaiian Islands NEP From Sperm Whale stomach Architeuthis sp. Lower beaks Undetermined Clarke & Young (1998:625) From stranded 7250 kg male Sperm Whale.
302 10 February, 1990 Long Rock, Penzance, Cornwall, England NEA From stomach of stranded Sperm Whale Architeuthis spp. 47 beaks Beaks? Undetermined Clarke & Pascoe (1997:1256) From 46 ft male Sperm Whale.
303 19 July, 1990 West Cove, San Miguel Island, California, United States NEP From Northern Elephant Seal stomach, Mirounga angustirostris Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912 Beaks One lower beak None NMML; catalog no. 486 Fiscus (1993:94) From male Northern Elephant Seal (specimen no. Y1991/1992).
304 14 March, 1991 Soetwater, Kommetjie (Cape Peninsula), South Africa SEA Undetermined Architeuthis sp. Entire Entire Female ML: 1850 mm; statolith SAM Lipinski (1997:299) Natal Mercury (1996)
305 15 June, 1991 South Africa (34°47'S 18°14'E) SEA Undetermined Architeuthis sp. Entire Entire Female ML: 1400 mm; statolith SAM Roeleveld (1996); Lipinski (1997:299)
20 July, 1991 east coast of Tasmania SWP Found washed ashore Architeuthis Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service (2007)
 ?, 1992 Playa de Xagó, Asturias, Spain NEA Not specified; found floating at surface? Architeuthis dux Mantle and head at least Guerra et al. (2006:258) Rest of mantle and head wrapped in a cloth of "volanta". Found by Guardia Civil.
1992 El Musel, Asturias, Spain NEA Not specified Architeuthis dux Entire? EL?: 5 m Guerra et al. (2006:258)
306 7 May, 1992 Kommetjie (Cape Peninsula), South Africa SEA Undetermined Architeuthis sp. Head only Head Female statolith SAM Roeleveld (1996); Lipinski (1997:299)
307 10 June, 1992 Cape Columbine (32°53'S), South Africa SEA Undetermined Architeuthis sp. Entire Entire Female ML: 1770 mm; statolith SAM Roeleveld (1996); Lipinski (1997:299)
308 15-16 July, 1992 northwest of Chatham Islands; see [21] SWP Sighting Architeuthis sp. Larva(e) Larva(e) O'Shea
* Unknown (reported in 1993) southern Japan NWP Sick/dying animal photographed in shallow water Architeuthis dux; Moroteuthis robusta [fide Ellis (1998:210); fide Norman (2000:174)] Entire; alive None None Poppe & Goto (1993); Japanese made-for-television film Ellis (1998:210); Norman (2000:174) Non-architeuthid. Photograph of sick/dying Moroteuthis robusta taken by H. Kubota in shallow water. Squid is shown with diver, although wide-angle photography makes animal appear larger than it is. A video of the same squid appears in a Japanese made-for-television film. [fide Ellis (1998:211)]
14 May, 1993 Morne Brabant, Mauritius SIO Found washed ashore Architeuthis sp. Entire Undetermined ML: 4.5 m; WT: 240 kg Staub (1993:141, pl. 1a,b)
21 April, 1994 off central Honshū (35°20.1'N, 143°00.1'E), Japan NWP By trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire; "not in good condition" Entire ML: 19.8 mm; FL: 4.5 mm; HL: 6.4 mm, etc. Not stated Tsuchiya & Mori (1998:225) Juvenile specimen.
May, 1994 New Zealand (43°55'S, 176°50'E) at 515 m depth SWP By trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire In pieces ML: 1850 mm; FL: 760 mm NMNZ; NMNZ M18019 Forch (1998:109) Caught by F/V Dalmor.
May, 1994 New Zealand (43°48'S, 177°35'E) at 514 m depth SWP By trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire Incomplete ML: 1110 mm; FL: 490 mm NMNZ; NMNZ M18020 Forch (1998:109) Caught by F/V Dalmor.
9 March, 1995 SSE of Cape Banks (37°56.32'S, 140°20.79'E), Australia SWP Found floating at surface Architeuthis sp. Entire Entire ML: 1530 mm; FL: 430 mm; GL: 1440 mm; HL: 320 mm; extensive measurement taken SAMA; SAMA D-18936 Zeidler & Gowlett-Holmes (1996:85) Caught by Mr. M. von Stanke on F/V Ocean Lady over 25 m bottom depth. Tissue samples saved at -80°.
2 April, 1995 Golfo San Jorge (46°30'S, 66°00'W), Argentina SWA By trawl at 70 m depth Architeuthis Female (mature) ML: 1625 mm Museo de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires Brunetti et al. (1998:xxx) Ré et al. (1998:109)
26 April, 1995 west of Aran Islands (53°00'N, 12°20'W) at 287 m depth, Ireland NEA By 80 mm mesh benthic trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire Undetermined Male (mature) ML: 1028 mm; MW: 379 mm; TL: 4555 mm; EL: 5970 mm; WT: 26.9 kg; 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. 14-1995 Collins et al. (1997:562); Guerra et al. (2004:8) Lordan et al. (1998:905); Collins (1998:489) Taken by trawler Sionnainn.
24 June, 1995 Porcupine Bank (52°25'N, 13°45'W) at 300 m depth, Ireland NEA By 80 mm mesh benthic trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire Undeterminded Male (mature) ML: 975 mm; MW: 335 mm; EL: 5950 mm; WT: 22.45 kg; 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. 44-1995 Collins et al. (1997:562); Guerra et al. (2004:8) Lordan et al. (1998:905); Collins (1998:489) Taken by trawler Sionnainn.
25 June, 1995 southwest Aran Islands (52°50'N, 10°20'W) at 110 m depth, Ireland NEA By 80 mm mesh benthic trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire Undetermined Male (mature) ML: 1084 mm; MW: 335 mm; WT: 26.5 kg; 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. 43-1995 Collins et al. (1997:562); Guerra et al. (2004:8) Lordan et al. (1998:905); Collins (1998:489) Taken by trawler Galway.
10 July, 1995 South Africa (32°50'S 16°40'E) SEA Undetermined Architeuthis sp. Entire Entire Male ML: 1180 mm; statolith SAM Lipinski (1997:299)
15 July, 1995 Golfo San Jorge (45°12'S, 66°30'W), Bahía Bustamante, Argentina SWA Found washed ashore on mat of seaweed Female (immature) ML: 1300 mm Ruiz & Fondacaro (1996) Ré et al. (1998:109)
27 September, 1995 Playa de los Pozos, Asturias, Spain NEA By seine fishing Architeuthis dux Entire? WT: 160 kg Guerra et al. (2006:258) Caught by the boats Nuevo Juanito and Hermanos of Avilés using a seine.
1 December, 1995 off South Island (43°24' - 43°31'S, 169°20' - 169°10'E), New Zealand SWP By trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire Entire NIWA Puente (1996) Collected by T. Devlin on F/V J. Elaine.
31 December, 1995 off South Island (43°12.3'S, 178°19.9'E), New Zealand SWP By trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire Entire Female ML: 2000 mm; WT: ~600 lb NIWA Ellis (1997:1); Forch (1998:specimen 16) see Puente (1996); see Reuter (1996) Collected by FRV Tangaroa.
Unknown (reported in 1996) near Mt Gambier, off Cape Banks, South Australia SWP Found floating at surface Architeuthis sp. Entire Entire Female WT: 86 kg; BL+HL: 1.85 m; AL: 1.75 m (longest); TL: 7.39m (longest); eye orbit: 17 cm; EL: >9 m SAMA Zeidler (1996:7, fig.) Female with fully formed ovaries and small white eggs.
"very early" January, 1996 off South Island (43°26.47'S, 176°23.17'E) at 310 m depth, New Zealand SWP By trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire Entire Male TL: 21 ft NIWA Ellis (1997:9) Forch (1998:109); see Puente (1996); see Reuter (1996) Caught by FRV Tangaroa.
February, 1996 Perlora, Asturias, Spain NEA Not specified Architeuthis dux Mantle severed in its first third, missing arms and tentacles Guerra et al. (2006:258)
24 May, 1996 Golfo San Jorge (45°08'S, 66°31'W), Bahía Bustamante, Argentina SWA Found washed ashore, dead Architeuthis sp. Entire Female (immature) ML: 1940 mm; TL?: 4.2 m; WT: 180 kg; see Ré et al. MCNOPM Ré et al. (1998:109) Displayed at the museum of Puerto Madryn. Photographed with two children; see [22].
10 June, 1996 off King Island at 1000 m depth, Tasmania SWP By trawl Architeuthis sp. Entire Entire WT: >200 kg; TL?: 8 m NMV Gannon (1996); [Anonymous] (1996) Captured by D. McNamara and R. Bradshaw on trawler Empress Pearl.
1996 off Tasmania SWP Architeuthis EL?: 32 ft Norman & Lu (1997) Ellis (1998:264)
1996 off Tasmania SWP Architeuthis EL?: 24 ft Norman & Lu (1997) Ellis (1998:264)
1996 off Tasmania SWP Architeuthis ML: 7.8 ft Norman & Lu (1997) Ellis (1998:264)
1996 Chatham Rise, New Zealand SWP Architeuthis EL?: 26 ft O'Shea (1997) Ellis (1998:264)
1996 Chatham Rise, New Zealand SWP Architeuthis EL?: 13 ft O'Shea (1997) Ellis (1998:264)
1996 New Zealand SWP Architeuthis EL?: 22-26 ft O'Shea (1997) Ellis (1998:264)
1996 Tottori, Japan NWP Architethis TL: 14.4 ft Japan Times (1996) Ellis (1998:264)
1997  ?, New Zealand SWP Undetermined Architeuthis kirki Entire Entire Male TL: 25 ft AMNH Landman & Ellis (1998:150, fig.) On display.
18 January, 1998 Newburgh, Scotland NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis sp. Entire Entire Female ML: 1230 mm; see Collins (1998:491) NMSZ Collins (1998:491)
18 April, 1998 about ten miles from Saint Paul, La Réunion Island (21º00'S 55º45'E) SIO Found floating at surface Architeuthis 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 broken LRL(estimated): 17.0-17.5 mm; ML(estimated): 174-193 cm 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.
mid-1998 beach near Fuengirola, Spain MED Found washed ashore dead but relatively fresh Architeuthis Entire? Female (immature) ML: ~125 cm Aula del Mar de CREMA, Málaga, Spain Guerra et al. (2006:89) First known giant squid specimen from the Mediterranean Sea. Preserved in formaldehyde.
29 July, 1998 off New Zealand (41°10'S 170°32-33'E) at 405 m depth SWP Architeuthis [23]
31 July, 1998 off New Zealand (41°05′S, 170°50′E) at 452-526 m depth SWP Architeuthis [24]
20 August, 1998 off New Zealand (42°00′S, 170°30′E) SWP Architeuthis [25]
13 November, 1998 Kerguelen waters (47º14'S 69º23'E) in southern Polar Frontal Zone at depth of 630-710 m SIO Beak found in stomach contents of sleeper shark (Somniosus sp.) Architeuthis dux Lower and upper beak Entire LRL: 15.51 mm; ML(estimated): 128 cm Cherel (2003:1296); Cherel & Duhamel (2004:25) Mantle length estimated using allometric equation from Roeleveld (2000).
* 1999 (reported) New Zealand SWP Architeuthis; Asperoteuthis acanthoderma (Lu, 1977) Salcedo-Vargas (1999) Non-architeuthid.
16 February, 1999 Kerguelen waters (48º11'S 71º15'E) in southern Polar Frontal Zone at depth of 550-870 m SIO Beak found in stomach contents of sleeper shark (Somniosus sp.) Architeuthis dux Lower and upper beak Entire LRL: 16.33 mm; ML(estimated): 152 cm Cherel (2003:1296); Cherel & Duhamel (2004:25) Mantle length estimated using allometric equation from Roeleveld (2000).
April, 1999 Northeast Providence Channel, Bahamas NWA Found floating at surface Architeuthis sp. Entire; distal half of tentacles missing Entire, in two pieces Male (mature) EL: 11 ft RSMAS [Anonymous] (1999:1)
14 June, 1999 off the west coast of Tasmania at 500–700 m depth SWP Caught by trawler fishing for blue grenadier Architeuthis sp. Entire? Entire? Male WT: 190 kg Deagle et al. (2005:417) Specimen was kept frozen in storage until dissection in September 2002. Gut contents underwent genetic screening for prey.
13 July, 1999 off New Zealand (41°03.1′S, 170°42.4′E) at 530 m depth SWP Architeuthis [26]
5 August, 1999 off New Zealand (41°56′S, 170°26′E) at 500 m depth SWP Architeuthis [27]
November, 1999 Carrandi, Asturias, Spain NEA By trawl Architeuthis dux WT(dead): 107 kg Guerra et al. (2006:258) Collected by the trawler Minchos VI.
9 December, 1999 approximately 34 miles from Gijón (43º52.54'N – 05º18.74'W), off coast of Asturias, Spain at depth of 300-600 m NEA By trawl; caught alive Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire; missing tentacles and arms I, II, II; arm IV (R) not intact Entire Female (immature) ML: 1800 mm; MW: 560 mm; WT: 148 kg; 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(estimated): 130 mm; FuL: 260 mm; FuCL: 175 mm; FuCW: 41 mm; GiL: 500 mm; NGL: 340 mm Museo-Aula del Mar, Coordinadora para el Estudio de Especies Marinas (CEPESMA), Luarca, Spain González et al. (2002); Guerra et al. (2004:4); Guerra et al. (2006:258) First record of a living specimen collected in Spanish Atlantic waters. Caught by Spanish pair trawlers Minchos V and Minchos VI based in Cillero, Lugo. Auctioned off in the market of Avilés and acquired by Pescaderias Jiménez (Jiménez Fishmarkets) of Avilés. Specimen was frozen immediately after measurements were taken. It was later defrosted, dissected, and reconstructed. It was placed in a transparent glass case and fixed for 48 hours in 4% formalin. It is now preserved in 70% alcohol.
22 March, 2000 Kerguelen waters (47º10'S 69º23'E) in southern Polar Frontal Zone at depth of 490-620 m SIO Found in stomach contents of sleeper shark (Somniosus sp.) Architeuthis dux Lower and upper beak LRL: 11.78 mm; ML(estimated): 60 cm Cherel (2003:1296); Cherel & Duhamel (2004:25) Mantle length estimated using allometric equation from Roeleveld (2000).
2 April, 2000 Asturias, Spain NEA Found in stomach contents of shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) Architeuthis Tentacle TL: 2 m Guerra et al. (2006:258) Caught by Spanish vessel Teresa José from Luarca.
24 April, 2000 Kerguelen waters (48º26'S 70º58'E) in southern Polar Frontal Zone at depth of 680-755 m SIO Found in stomach contents of sleeper shark (Somniosus sp.) Architeuthis dux Lower beak only LRL: 11.33 mm; ML(estimated): 54 cm Cherel (2003:1296); Cherel & Duhamel (2004:25) Mantle length estimated using allometric equation from Roeleveld (2000).
10 May, 2000 Kerguelen waters (47º25'S 69º14'E) in southern Polar Frontal Zone at depth of 420 m SIO Found in stomach contents of sleeper shark (Somniosus sp.) Architeuthis dux Lower and upper beak; broken Cherel (2003:1296); Cherel & Duhamel (2004:25)
9 August, 2000 off New Zealand; see [28] SWP Sighting Architeuthis sp. Larva(e) Larva(e) O'Shea
28 September, 2000 south of Wellington, North Island; see [29] SWP Sighting Architeuthis sp. Larva(e) Larva(e) O'Shea
15 December, 2000 in the vicinity of Amsterdam Island (37º50'S 77º33'E) SIO Found floating at surface Architeuthis dux "large mantle"; head and gladius missing Two funnel-locking cartilages and one nuchal cartilage Funnel-locking cartilages: 146/148 mm; Nuchal cartilage: "large" Cherel (2003:1295) Collected by French trawler Austral. Yellow-nosed albatross (Diomedea chlororhynchos) observed feeding on corpse. Fishermen reported two other specimens of large squid observed in previous weeks.
Unknown east of Palmerston North, North Island; see [30] SWP Sighting Architeuthis sp. Larva(e) Larva(e) O'Shea
12 January, 2001 approximately 34 miles from Gijón (43º52.54'N – 05º18.74'W), off coast of Asturias, Spain at depth of 300-600 m NEA By trawl; caught alive Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire; missing arms III; arm II (L) not intact Entire Female (immature) ML: 1350 mm; MW: 400 mm; EL: 8010 mm; WT: 81 kg; VML: 1190 mm; MT: 22 mm; HW: 260 mm; AL(I): 2310/2400 mm; AL(II): 1791/1900 mm (first not intact); AL(IV): 1870/1920 mm; TL: 6370/6530 mm; TCL: 770/790 mm; DC: 120/160 mm; MaL: 510/490 mm; CaL: 140/140 mm; LRL: 15.9 mm; URL: 16.5 mm; GL: 1180 mm; GW: 150 mm; FL: 560 mm; FW: 400 mm; EyD(estimated): 120 mm; FuL: 160 mm; FuCL: 135 mm; FuCW: 25 mm; GiL: 370 mm; NGL: 150 mm Museo-Aula del Mar, Coordinadora para el Estudio de Especies Marinas (CEPESMA), Luarca, Spain González et al. (2002); Guerra et al. (2004:4); Guerra et al. (2006:259) Second record of a living specimen collected in Spanish Atlantic waters. Specimen was frozen immediately after measurements were taken. It was later defrosted, dissected, and reconstructed. It was placed in a transparent glass case and fixed for 48 hours in 4% formalin. It is now preserved in 70% alcohol.
May, 2001 Caladero Lastres, Asturias, Spain NEA Architeuthis EL?: 9 m; WT: 90 kg Guerra et al. (2006:259)
27 June, 2001 beach in Fuengirola, Spain MED Found washed ashore dead but relatively fresh Architeuthis Entire? Female (immature) ML: 125 cm; EL: 750 cm; WT: 65 kg Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, Spain Guerra et al. (2006:89) Second known giant squid specimen from the Mediterranean Sea.
2 July, 2001 west of Carrandi, Asturias, Spain NEA Caught Architeuthis EL?: 7.10 m; WT: 60 kg Guerra et al. (2006:259) Caught by the Spanish vessels Elena María and Bautista Pino from Cillero.
12 September, 2001 Playa de Rodiles (Villaviciosa), Asturias, Spain NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis Entire?, missing tentacles WT: 60 kg Guerra et al. (2006:259)
20 September, 2001 Playa de Torimbia (Llanes), Asturias, Spain NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis EL?: 10 m; WT: 104 kg Guerra et al. (2006:259) On display at the Museo del Mar de Biarritz.
23 September, 2001 Caladero de El Corbiro, Asturias, Spain NEA By trawl Architeuthis Female (immature) WT: 73.5 kg Guerra et al. (2006:259)
8 October, 2001 Kerguelen waters (47º19'S 69º11'E) in southern Polar Frontal Zone at depth of 600 m SIO Beak found in stomach contents of sleeper shark (Somniosus sp.) Architeuthis dux Lower and upper beak Entire LRL: 18.13 mm; ML(estimated): 220 cm Cherel (2003:1296); Cherel & Duhamel (2004:25) Mantle length estimated using allometric equation from Roeleveld (2000).
8 October, 2001 Kerguelen waters (47º19'S 69º11'E) in southern Polar Frontal Zone at depth of 600 m SIO Beak found in stomach contents of sleeper shark (Somniosus sp.) Architeuthis dux Lower and upper beak; broken Entire Cherel (2003:1296); Cherel & Duhamel (2004:25)
23 October, 2001 Playa de S. Cosme de Barreiros (Lugo), Asturias, Spain NEA Architeuthis EL?: 9.5 m; WT: 90 kg Guerra et al. (2006:259)
21 November, 2001 Kerguelen waters (48º06'S 71º18'E) in southern Polar Frontal Zone at depth of 453-575 m SIO Beak found in stomach contents of sleeper shark (Somniosus sp.) Architeuthis dux Lower beak only Entire LRL: 10.43 mm; ML(estimated): 45 cm Cherel (2003:1296); Cherel & Duhamel (2004:25) Mantle length estimated using allometric equation from Roeleveld (2000).
14 January, 2002 (reported) "off the UK coast" NEA Caught by an Aberdeen-based trawler Architeuthis Entire, missing tentacles Entire Female WL: 3.15 m; EL(estimate): 5.5 m National Marine Aquarium [Anonymous] (2002a) Specimen preserved in formaldehyde and displayed in custom-made tank at the National Marine Aquarium.
15 January, 2002 Goshiki beach, seashore of Amino Cho, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan NWP Found alive near surface; tied to quay with rope; later died Architeuthis Entire; outer mantle layer damaged/missing Entire; preserved ML?: 2 m; EL?: 4 m National Science Museum of Japan [Anonymous] (2002b); see [31], [32] First images of live giant squid. Identified by Mr. Koutarou Tsuchiya of the Tokyo University of Fisheries. On display at the National Science Museum of Japan.
11 March, 2002 Playa del Gayo (Luanco, Gozón), Asturias, Spain NEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis Female (immature) WT: 70 kg Guerra et al. (2006:259)
20 July, 2002 beach in Hobart, Tasmania SWP Found washed ashore Architeuthis sp.; initially speculated to be a new species Entire, missing tentacles Entire WT: 250 kg Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery [Anonymous] (2002c) Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service (2007) "Experts found several characteristics which they say they have never encountered before - including long, thin flaps of muscle attached to each of the squid's eight arms."
13 September, 2002 in the proximity of “Pozo de la Vaca” (43º54.26'N-5º29.38'W), off coast of Asturias, Spain at depth of about 450-475 m NEA By trawl Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire Entire Male (mature) ML: 100 cm; MW: 33 cm; WT: 42/43 kg; EL: 600 cm; VML: 92 cm; BC: 76 cm; HL: 27 cm; HW: 28 cm; AL(IV): 176 cm; LAL: 176 cm; AC(I): 15.4 cm; AC(II): 19.7 cm; AC(III): 21.6 cm; AC(IV): 20+ cm; AF: 4.3.2.1; TL: 420/470 cm; TCL: 51 cm; DC: 15 cm; MaL: 29 cm; CaL: 7.9 cm; FL: 30 cm; FW: 28 cm; TaL: 8 cm; HeL(IV pair): 4.5 cm; EyD: 8/10 cm; FuL: 17 cm; FuO: 5.5 cm; FuCL: 12 cm; FuCW: 3 cm; PL: 88 cm; SSL: 30 cm; SoA: yes; SL: 11.0-20.0 cm; LRL: 1.2 cm; URL: 1.0 cm Museo-Aula del Mar, Coordinadora para el Estudio de Especies Marinas (CEPESMA), Luarca, Spain Guerra et al. (2004:8) Guerra et al. (2006:259) Captured by Spanish pair trawlers Helena María and Bautista Pino.
10 October, 2002 El Agudo, Asturias, Spain NEA Caught by ships Architeuthis WT: 87 kg Guerra et al. (2006:259) Caught by ships Luscinda and Peña la Deva.
Unknown (reported in 2003) Japan NWP Observed at surface of water, alive; attracted with jig-caught Thysanoteuthis Architeuthis Entire; alive None? see [33], [34] Possibly first observation of live giant squid in its natural habitat; first observation of healthy[?] giant squid at surface.
Unknown (reported in 2003) Japan NWP Observed at surface of water with Megalocranchia Architeuthis Entire; alive None? see [35], [36] Possibly first observation of live giant squid in its natural habitat; first observation of healthy[?] giant squid at surface. Countershading observed in Architeuthis for the first time.
Unknown (reported in 2003) Tonga SWP Found floating at surface Architeuthis? Entire, large gash in mantle near fins None ML(estimate): 2 m see [37], [38] Unsuccessful attempt made to haul specimen onto boat deck. Carcass was probably attacked by an animal, but was very fresh upon discovery.
around 20 July, 2003 Pringle Bay, Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa SEA Found washed ashore Architeuthis Entire, missing tentacles Several pieces of bait, buccal mass, beak; remainder cut up for bait WL?(estimate): 4 m; WT(estimate): 200 kg Merwe (2003); see [39] Found in shallows by four fishermen. Length estimated by fisherman Anton Barnard. Remains in possession of Hermanus squid enthusiast Jean Francis Avenier.
13 September, 2003 La Griega (Colunga), Asturias, Spain NEA Not specified Architeuthis EL?: 11 m; WT: 140 kg Guerra et al. (2006:259)
15 September, 2003 La Isla (Colunga), Asturias, Spain NEA Not specified Architeuthis Female EL?: 10 m; WT: 80 kg Guerra et al. (2006:259)
16 September, 2003 Gozón, Asturias, Spain NEA Not specified Architeuthis Guerra et al. (2006:259) Described as "Ejemplar agonizante (Hespérides)".
23 September, 2003 Bañugues (Gozón), Asturias, Spain NEA Found stranded Architeuthis Male (mature) WT: 60 kg Guerra et al. (2006:259)
16 October, 2003 off Gijón (43º53.23'N-5º32.15'W), off coast of Asturias, Spain NEA Found moribund and floating at the surface Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 Entire, missing tentacles Entire Male (mature) ML: 122 cm; MW: 38 cm; WT: 66 kg; VML: 116 cm; HL: 28.9 cm; AC(I): 16.2 cm; AC(II): 20.4 cm; AC(III): 21.2 cm; AC(IV): 25.1 cm; AF: 4.3.2.1; FL: 42 cm; BC: 82 cm; EyD: 9.5/10.3 cm; FuL: 17 cm; FuO: 7.6 cm; FuCL: 14.5 cm; FuCW: 3.6 cm; PL: 96.5 cm; SSL: 32.9 cm; SoA: no obs.; SL: 12.3-20.1 cm; LRL: 1.34 cm; URL: 1.2 cm Museo-Aula del Mar, Coordinadora para el Estudio de Especies Marinas (CEPESMA), Luarca, Spain Guerra et al. (2004:8)
2004 Farewell Spit, New Zealand SWP Found washed ashore Architeuthis [Anonymous] (2007)
March, 2004 off the coast of the Falkland Islands SWA By trawl Architeuthis dux Entire Entire EL: 8.62 m BMNH Morelle (2006); see [40] Specimen on public display at the Darwin Centre, BMNH. Preserved in 9 m long acrylic tank filled with 10% solution of formol-saline.
30 September, 2004 off Ogasawara Islands at depth of 900 m (26°57.3'N, 142°16.8'E; approximately 600 miles south of Tokyo); see [41] NWP Sighted in natural habitat; line baited with squid and shrimp Architeuthis Entire; live animal sighted and photographed 5.5 m long portion of tentacle attached to line; squid broke free and swam away Recovered tentacle: 5.5 m long; TCL: 720 mm; LSD: 28 mm; ML(estimate based on TCL): 1615 mm; ML(estimate based on LSD): 1709 mm; WL(estimate): ~4.7 m; EL(estimate): >8 m Kubodera & Mori (2005) Numerous media sources First widely reported images of live giant squid in its natural habitat. Feeding behaviour observed; "Architeuthis appears to be a much more active predator than previously suspected, using its elongate feeding tentacles to strike and tangle prey". (see [42])
Unknown (reported in 2005) Hawaii NEP Found floating at surface after having "had a tangle with a shark" Architeuthis Entire, bearing bite marks Not specified WT(estimate): 175 lb see [43], [44] Found by crew of the Illusions charter boat "[w]hile filming a TV show with Capt. Norm Issacs for ESPN".
2005 off South Island, New Zealand SWP Caught by commercial fishermen Architeuthis Entire? Entire EL: 7 m; WT: 250 kg Melbourne Aquarium Holroyd (2005) Purchased by Melbourne Aquarium curator Nick Kirby for more than AUD$100,000. Displayed in 3.5 tonne block of ice.
11 August, 2006 about eight miles off Santa Cruz Island NEP Found floating at surface "giant squid" "a tentacle and two arms" Entire?; stored in cooler after being found TL: ~13 ft; TD: "about the diameter of a broomstick"; AL: ~4 ft; ASD: "about the size of a nickel" Not stated [Anonymous] (2006a) Found by sport fisherman Bennett Salvay from the Los Angeles suburb of Tarzana. "Eric Hochberg, a squid expert at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, said the rest of the squid might have ended up in the stomach of a sperm whale or orca."
October?, 2006 (caught "two months" prior to being reported on December 21) Pacific Ocean, about 900 nautical miles northwest of Midway (35º30'N-168º20'W) NWP Found floating on surface; caught with fishing spear "giant squid" Entire Entire WT: 211 kg; BC: 1.5 m; BL+HL?: 3 m; EL?: 6 m China Times December 21, 2006; [Anonymous] (2006b) Caught by skipper Hong Jeh Shan and mechanic Hong Shih Cheng. Sold for around $530 USD at Tong Goang fish market (東港). Kept in freezer for 2 months prior to being reported. Identified as giant squid by C.C. Wu of the Taiwan Department of Fish and Game. Photographed with kindergarten children.
4 December, 2006 Chichijima, about 960 kilometers (600 miles) southeast of Tokyo NWP Caught on baited hook at depth of 650 m; videotaped alive at surface; brought aboard research vessel "after putting up quite a fight"; died in the process Architeuthis Entire Entire Female (immature?) WT: 50 kg; EL?: ~7 m; BL+HL?: 3.5 m Reuters December 22, 2006[45]; The Associated Press December 22, 2006 [via the International Herald Tribune][46] Numerous media sources First video of live giant squid. Carcass preserved in formalin displayed at a news conference at the National Science Museum in Tokyo on December 22. Giant squid was hooked when it attempted to eat a smaller squid, "about 55 cm in length", which was attracted by the bait.
10 July, 2007 Ocean Beach, near Strahan, Tasmania SWP Found washed ashore Architeuthis Entire, missing tentacles ML: ~1.7 m; EL(estimate): ~6-8 m; BD: ~1 m; WT: ~250 kg Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Reuters (2007); ABC Tasmania (2007) Kept in formalin for a month before being preserved in ethanol.
23 July, 2007 Farewell Spit, New Zealand SWP Found washed ashore Architeuthis Entire? EL?: 4.2 m [Anonymous] (2007a) Found by members of Farewell Spit Eco Tours.
8 August, 2007 Marathon Hump, south of Marathon, Florida Keys, Florida NWA Found floating at surface Architeuthis? Entire; both eyes and all arms and tentacles intact EL: 6.79 ft; WT: 2.7 lb Mote Marine Laboratory Lollar (2007) Possibly the smallest and most intact giant squid found in the region. Recovered by David Stout of North Fort Myers while dolphin fishing aboard Concrete Gringo in 1,200 ft (366 m) of water. Examined by Debi Ingrao of Mote Marine Laboratory.
21 August, 2007 (reported) New Zealand SWP By trawl Architeuthis Entire, missing tentacles EL(estimate): ~10 m [47] Submerged in and injected with 5% formalin. Eyes in very good condition.
* 23 August, 2007 (reported) off Elba, Italy MED Caught in a deep sea net by fisherman Architeuthis; Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857 Entire, with mature eggs Female EL: 1.7 m; WT: 17.6 kg Marine Biology Laboratory, Livorno, Italy ANSA (2007); United Press International (2007); [Anonymous] (2007b) Non-architeuthid. Identified by Paolo Sartor. Specimen retrieved in "excellent condition".
29 August, 2007 (reported) beach in Port Underwood, New Zealand SWP Found washed ashore; likely discarded by a trawler Architeuthis Entire, missing tentacles WL?: ~3 m; EL(estimate): ~4 m Johnston (2007) Found by retired whaler Ted Perano.

Taxa associated with Architeuthis

The following tables list the nominal genus and species level taxa historically associated with the genus Architeuthis.

Genera

Genus name and author citation Current systematic status Type species
Architeuthis Steenstrup in Harting, 1860:11. Valid genus [fide Hoyle (1910:408)] Architeuthis dux Steenstrup in Harting, 1860 by subsequent designation of Hoyle (1910:408)
Architeuthus [Architeuthis] Steenstrup, 1857:183. Nomen tantum; see Hoyle (1910:407-408) Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 by subsequent designation of Hoyle (1910:408)
Dinoteuthis More, 1875:4527. Architeuthis Steenstrup, 1857 [fide Pfeffer (1912:15)] Dinoteuthis proboscideus More, 1875 by monotypy
Dubioteuthis Joubin, 1900:102. Architeuthis Steenstrup, 1857 [fide Pfeffer (1912:15)] Dubioteuthis physeteris Joubin, 1900 by monotypy
Megaloteuthis Kent, 1874:181. Architeuthis Steenstrup, 1857 [fide Verrill (1879-1880:197)] Megaloteuthis harveyi Kent, 1874 by monotypy
Megateuthis Hilgendorf in Carus, 1880:319. Architeuthis Steenstrup, 1857 [fide Pfeffer (1912:15)] Megateuthis martensii Hilgendorf, 1880 by monotypy
Megateuthus [Megateuthis] Hilgendorf, 1880:65. Architeuthis Steenstrup, 1857 [fide Pfeffer (1912:15)] Megateuthis martensii Hilgendorf, 1880 by monotypy
Mouchezis Velain, 1877:81, text-fig. 8. Architeuthis Steenstrup, 1857 [fide Hoyle (1910:411)] Mouchezis sancti-pauli Velain, 1877 by monotypy
Plectoteuthis Owen, 1881:156. Architeuthis Steenstrup, 1857 [fide Verrill (1880-1881:401)] Plectoteuthis grandis Owen, 1881 by monotypy
Steenstrupia Kirk, 1882:286. Preoccupied and synonym of Architeuthis Steenstrup, 1857 [fide Verrill (1882:477)] Steenstrupia stockii Kirk, 1882 by monotypy

Species

Binomial name and author citation Current systematic status Type locality Type repository
Loligo bouyeri Crosse & Fischer, 1862:138 Architeuthid? [fide Gervais (1875:93)] Canary Islands? Unresolved
Architeuthis clarkei Robson, 1933:682, text-figs. 1-7, pl. 1. Undetermined Scarborough Beach, Yorkshire, England BMNH Holotype 1933.1.30.5 + 1926.3.31.24 (radula and beak) [fide Lipinski et al. (2000:106)]
Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857:183 Nomen tantum
Architeuthis dux Steenstrup in Harting, 1860:11, pl. 1 fig. 1A. Valid species [fide Nesis (1987:218)] 31°N, 76°W (Atlantic Ocean) ZMUC Holotype [fide Kristensen & Knudsen (1983:222)]
Plectoteuthis grandis Owen, 1881:156, pls. 34-35. Architeuthis sp. [fide Pfeffer (1912:2)] Not indicated BMNH Holotype [fide Owen (1881:156)] [not traced by Lipinski et al. (2000)]
Loligo hartingii Verrill, 1875b:86, fig 28. Valid species; Architeuthis hartingii [fide Verrill (1879-1880a:240)] Not indicated University of Utrecht as Architeuthis dux, identification by Harting
Megaloteuthis harveyi Kent, 1874:181. Architeuthis sp. Conception Bay, Newfoundland YPM Type 12600y [fide S.S. Berry unpublished notes at NMNH]
Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912:27. Undetermined Tokyo Bay, Japan Undetermined; Holotype [= Mitsukuri & Ikeda (1895:39-50, pl. 10)]
Architeuthis kirkii Robson, 1887:155. Architeuthis stockii (Kirk, 1882) [fide Forch (1998:89)] Cape Campbell, New Zealand NMNZ Holotype M.125404 + ?M.125406 [fide Marshall (1996:45)]
Architeuthis longimanus Kirk, 1888:34, pls. 7-9. Architeuthis stockii (Kirk, 1882) [fide Forch (1998:89)] Lyall Bay, New Zealand NMNZ Holotype; specimen not located [fide Marshall (1996:46)]
Megateuthis martensii Hilgendorf, 1880 Valid species; Architeuthis martensii [fide Undetermined] Yedo Japan fish market, Japan ZMB Moll. 34716 + 38980
Architeuthis megaptera Verrill, 1878 Nova Scotia, Canada NSMC 1870–Z-2
Architeuthis? monachus Steenstrup, 1857:184. Nomen tantum
Architeuthis monachus Steenstrup in Harting, 1860:11. Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 [fide Stephen (1962:154)] Raabjerg Strand; Northwest coast of Jutland, Denmark [fide Kristensen & Knudsen (1983:223)] ZMUC Holotype [fide Kristensen & Knudsen (1983:223)]
Architeuthis mouchezi Velain, 1875:1002. Nomen nudum; see Mouchezis sanctipauli
Architeuthis nawaji Cadenat, 1935:513. Undetermined Ile d'Yeu, Bay of Biscay, France Unresolved
Dubioteuthis physeteris Joubin, 1900:102, pl. 15. Valid species; Architeuthis physeteris [fide Voss (1956:136)] Azores (38°34'45"N, 29°37'W); from Sperm Whale stomach MOM Holotype [station 588] [fide Belloc (1950:6); listed incorrectly as station 558]
Architeuthis princeps Verrill, 1875a:22. Nomen nudum
Architeuthis princeps Verrill, 1875b:79, figs. 25-27. Undetermined a) Grand Banks, Newfoundland; b) North Atlantic (Sperm Whale stomach) NMNH? [not found in collections to date]; Syntypes (a) Verrill specimen No. 1, lower beak; b) Verrill specimen No. 10, upper and lower beak)
Dinoteuthis proboscideus More, 1875:4527. Architeuthis sp. [fide Pfeffer (1912:2)] Dingle, Kerry County, Ireland Unresolved
Mouchezis sanctipauli Velain, 1877:81, text-fig. 8. Valid species; Architeuthis sanctipauli [fide Undetermined] on beach, St. Paul Island (38°43'S, 77°32'E), South Indian Ocean MNHN Holotype 3-2-658 and 3-2-659 (tentacular clubs only) [fide Lu et al. (1995:324)]
Steenstrupia stockii Kirk, 1882:286, pl. 36 figs. 2-4. Valid species; Architeuthis stockii [fide Forch (1998:89)][Architeuthid fide Pfeffer (1912:2)] Cook Strait, New Zealand NMNZ Holotype M.125405 + M.125403 [fide Marshall (1996:45)]
Architeuthis titan Steenstrup in Verrill, 1875b:84. [in Verrill (1881:238, footnote)] Nomen nudum
Architeuthis verrilli Kirk, 1882:284, pl. 36 fig. 1. Species dubium [fide Forch (1998:89)] Island Bay, Cook Strait, New Zealand NMNZ Holotype; [see Forch (1998:89)]

Abbreviations

  The following abbreviations are used in the List of giant squid table.

Oceanic sectors

The Atlantic Ocean is divided into sectors at the equator and 30°W, the Pacific Ocean is divided at the equator and 180°, and the Indian Ocean is defined as the range 20°E - 115°E.

  • NWA, Northwest Atlantic Ocean
  • NEA, Northeast Atlantic Ocean
  • SWA, Southwest Atlantic Ocean
  • SEA, Southeast Atlantic Ocean
  • NWP, Northwest Pacific Ocean
  • NEP, Northeast Pacific Ocean
  • SWP, Southwest Pacific Ocean
  • SEP, Southeast Pacific Ocean
  • NIO, Northern Indian Ocean (no reported specimens)
  • SIO, Southern Indian Ocean
  • MED, Mediterranean Sea

     

Measurements

Abbreviations used for measurements and counts are based on standardised acronyms in teuthology, primarily those defined by Roper & Voss (1983), with the exception of several found in older references.

  • AC, arm circumference (AC(I), AC(II), AC(III) and AC(IV) refer to measurements of specific arm pairs)
  • AD, arm diameter
  • AF, arm formula
  • AL, arm length (AL(I), AL(II), AL(III) and AL(IV) refer to measurements of specific arm pairs)
  • ASC, arm sucker count
  • ASD, arm sucker diameter
  • BC, body circumference (assumed to mean greatest circumference of mantle unless otherwise specified)
  • BD, body diameter (assumed to mean greatest diameter of mantle)
  • BL, body length (usually equivalent to mantle length, as head length is often given separately)
  • CaL, carpus length
  • CL, club length (usually refers to expanded portion at the apex of tentacle)
  • CSC, club sucker count
  • CSD, club sucker diameter (usually largest) [usually equivalent to LSD]
  • DC, dactylus club length
  • EC, egg count
  • ED, egg diameter
  • EL, "entire" length (end of tentacle(s), often stretched, to posterior tip of tail; in contrast to WL, measured from end of arms to posterior tip of tail)
  • EyD, eye diameter
  • FL, fin length
  • FuCL, funnel cartilage length
  • FuCW, funnel cartilage width
  • FuL, funnel length
  • FuO, funnel opening diameter
  • FW, fin width
  • GiL, gill length
  • GL, gladius (pen) length
  • GW, gladius (pen) width
  • G(W), daily growth rate (%)
  • HC, head circumference
  • HeL, hectocotylus length
  • HL, head length (most often base of arms to edge of mantle)
  • HW, head width
  • LAL, longest arm length
  • LRL, lower rostral length of beak
  • LSD, largest sucker diameter (on tentacle club) [usually equivalent to CSD]
  • MaL, manus length
  • ML, dorsal mantle length (used only where stated as such)
  • MT, mantle thickness
  • MW, maximum mantle width (used only where stated as such)
  • NGL, nidamental gland length
  • PL, penis length
  • SInc, number of statolith increments
  • SL, spermatophore length
  • SoA, spermatophores on arms
  • SSL, spermatophore sac length
  • TaL, tail length
  • TC, tentacle circumference (most often of tentacle stalk)
  • TCL, tentacle club length
  • TD, tentacle diameter (most often of tentacle stalk)
  • TL, tentacle length
  • TSD, tentacle sucker diameter (usually largest)
  • URL, upper rostral length of beak
  • VML, ventral mantle length
  • WL, "whole" length (end of arms, often damaged, to posterior tip of tail; in contrast to EL, measured from end of tentacles to posterior tip of tail)
  • WT, weight

Repositories

Institutional acronyms are those defined by Leviton et al. (1985) and Leviton & Gibbs (1988). Where the acronym is unknown, the full repository name is listed.

  • AMS, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • BMNH, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, England (formerly British Museum (Natural History))
  • EI, Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, United States
  • FOSJ, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
  • ICM, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
  • MCNOPM, Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Puerto Madryn (Museum of Natural Sciences and Oceanography), Puerto Madryn, Argentina
  • MHNLR, Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, La Rochelle, France
  • MHNN, Museum d'Histoire Naturelle (Musee Barla), Nice, France
  • MMF, Museu Municipal do Funchal, Funchal, Madeira
  • MNHN, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
  • MOM, Musee Oceanographique, Monaco
  • MUDB, Department of Biology, Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada
  • NIWA, National Institute of Water and Atmosphere, Wellington, New Zealand
  • NMI, National Museum of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
  • NMML, National Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, Washington, United States
  • NMNH, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  • NMNZ, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand (formerly Colonial Museum; Dominion Museum)
  • NMSZ, National Museum of Scotland, Zoology Department, Edinburgh, Scotland (formerly Royal Museum of Scotland; formerly Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh)
  • NMSJ, Newfoundland Museum, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
  • NMV, Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (formerly National Museum of Victoria)
  • NSMC, Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, Canada
  • PASS, Peabody Academy of Science, Salem, Massachusetts, United States (now in Peabody Museum of Salem?)
  • RSMAS, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Miami, Florida, United States
  • SAM, South African Museum, Cape Town, South Africa
  • SAMA, South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, Australia
  • SBMNH, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, California, United States
  • VSM, Det Kgl. Norske Videnskabers Selskab Museet, Trondheim, Norway
  • YPM, Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  • ZMB, Zoologisches Museum, Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universitat,Berlin, Germany
  • ZMMGU, Zoological Museum, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
  • ZMUB, Universitetet i Bergen, Bergen, Norway
  • ZMUC, Kobenhavns Universitet, Zoologisk Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark

Images

The number directly below each image corresponds to the specimen or sighting, in the List of giant squid, that the image depicts. The date on which the specimen was first captured, found, or observed is also given. More detailed information for each image is available in the form of a mouseover.

#18 (30/11/1861)
#18 (30/11/1861)
#18 (30/11/1861)
#18 (30/11/1861)
#28 (26/10/1873)
#29 (25/11?/1873)
#29 (25/11?/1873)
#33 (2/11/1874)
#34 (?/12/1874)
#43 (24/9/1877)
#43 (24/9/1877)
#43 (24/9/1877)
#46 (2/11/1878)
#68 (10/4/1896)
#92 (?/2/1920)
#225 (?/2/1980)
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20 February, 1999
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References

Main article: List of giant squid specimens and sightings (References)
 
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