Taningia danae (160 cm ML)

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Description: English: Largest documented Taningia danae specimen, measuring 160 cm in mantle length and 161.4 kg in weight (not 61.4 kg as originally reported; see Roper & Jereb, 2010:266[1]). ↑ Roper, C.F.E. & P. Jereb (2010). Family Octopoteuthidae. In: P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper (eds.) Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 2. Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes No. 4, Vol. 2. FAO, Rome. pp. 262–268. Date: December 1990/early 1991. Source: http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/squid_Taningia.html (specifically [1]). Author: Smithsonian Institution (brought to NMNH in April 1991).