This is the second volume of the entirely rewritten, revised and updated version of the
original FAO Catalogue of Cephalopods of the World (1984). The present Volume is a …

This review presents an innovative approach to investigate the teuthofauna from the
Southern Ocean by combining two complementary data sets, the literature on cephalopod …

Spermatophores from coleoid cephalopods are capable of functioning autonomously during
mating, attaching themselves to the female body through the “spermatophoric reaction”. In …

Australian waters contain the highest diversity of cephalopods (squid, cuttlefish and octopus)
found anywhere in the world. They are highly significant ecologically, both as top-level …

In order to establish the Kermadec–Rangitāhua Ocean Sanctuary, which will protect a large,
unique, near-pristine section of New Zealand's marine environment, an improved …

At least 2086 species from 729 families are reported from the insular shelf and upper slope
of the Kermadec Islands Marine Reserve and north Kermadec Ridge. The best known …

Compared to their shelf-living relatives, the biology and ecology of most pelagic and deep-
sea cephalopods is currently rather unknown owing to the difficulties to catch them. To cover …

Two species of shallow-water octopuses were known to occur in the Kermadec Islands prior
to the Kermadec Biodiscovery Expedition in May 2011: Callistoctopus kermadecensis …

The onychoteuthid genus Onychoteuthis Lichtenstein, 1818 is in systematic disarray. The
oldest species, Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817), is widely recognized as a species …

Cranchiids were the most diverse squid family collected during the first southern MAR-ECO
expedition in late 2009, with nine taxa identified to species. A total of 45 young specimens …