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

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 nort...

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Main Authors: Franz Cardoso, F. G. Hochberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos 2014-10-01
Series:Revista Peruana de Biología
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Online Access:http://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/9822