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Rare deep sea Bigfin Squid sighted in Australian waters for first time

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Rare Deep Sea Bigfin Squid Sighted In Australian Waters For First Time

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Credit: Osterhage et al. (PLOS ONE, 2020) CC BY

Rare deep sea Bigfin Squid sighted in Australian waters for first time.

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Article Title:
Multiple observations of Bigfin Squid (Magnapinna sp.) in the Great Australian Bight reveal distribution patterns, morphological characteristics, and rarely seen behaviour

Funding:
Funding for this research was provided through the Great Australian Bight Deepwater Marine Program, a CSIRO led research program sponsored by Chevron Australia, with data generated to be made publicly available.

Competing Interests:
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Article URL:
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0241066


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