An encounter between a pelagic shark and giant cephalopod

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03. June 2020

An encounter between a pelagic shark and giant cephalopod

Yannis P. Papastamatiou, Deron Verbeck, Melanie Hutchinson, Heather D. Brackenā€Grissom, Demian Chapman

ABSTRACT:

An oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus ) was observed off the coast of Kona, Hawaii, with scars caused by the tentacles of a large cephalopod. While the exact species could not be confirmed, candidate species include the giant squid (Architeuthis dux ) or species from the genera Thysanoteuthis (flying squids) and Megalocranchia (glass squids). Telemetry shows C. longimanus will dive within the mesopelagic zone and may interact with or even forage for large cephalopods.

Journal of Fish Biology, Early View, DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14415

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