First record of depth octopus Muusoctopus longibrachus (Cephalopoda: Octopoda) for Peruvian sea

Authors

  • Franz Cardoso Laboratorio de Biología y Sistemática de Invertebrados Marinos, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Apdo. 11-0058, Lima 11, Perú.
  • F. G. Hochberg Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol Road, Santa Barbara, California 93105-2936, USA.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v21i2.9822

Keywords:

Enteroctopodidae, Muusoctopus, New record, Peru.

Abstract

The octopus deep-sea Muusoctopus longibrachus (Ibañez et al. 2006) is recorded for the first time in the Peruvian sea. Two male specimens were caught at 852 – 875 m depth between 05°08'S and 09°18'S. This species was known only from Chile, in the present study extends its distribution north to Peru.

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08/18/2014

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How to Cite

Cardoso, Franz, and F. G. Hochberg. 2014. “First Record of Depth Octopus Muusoctopus Longibrachus (Cephalopoda: Octopoda) for Peruvian Sea”. Revista Peruana De Biología 21 (2): 179-82. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v21i2.9822.