List of Giant Squid Specimens and Sightings - Number of Specimens

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According to Guerra et al. (2006), 592 confirmed giant squid specimens were known as of the end of 2004. Of these, 306 came from the Atlantic Ocean, 264 from the Pacific Ocean, 20 from the Indian Ocean, and 2 from the Mediterranean Sea. The figures for specimens collected in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans further broke down as follows: 126 in the northwestern Atlantic, 148 in the northeastern Atlantic, 6 in the southwestern Atlantic, 26 in the southeastern Atlantic, 28 in the northwestern Pacific, 43 in the northeastern Pacific, 183 in the southwestern Pacific, and 10 in the southeastern Pacific (Guerra et al., 2006).

Guerra & González (2009) reported that the total number of recorded giant squid specimens stood at 624. Guerra et al. (2011) gave an updated figure of 677 specimens (see table below). Around 30 of these specimens are on display at museums and aquaria worldwide (Guerra et al., 2011).

Records of giant squid specimens sorted by region and method of capture (from Guerra et al., 2011)
Region Number of specimens % of total Found stranded or floating (%) From fishing (%) From predators (%) Method of capture unknown
NW Atlantic 148 21.9 61 30 1 8
NE Atlantic 152 22.5 49 31 15 5
SW Atlantic 6 0.9 50 16 1 33
SE Atlantic 60* 8.9 10 60 17 13
NW Pacific 30* 4.4 30 35 30 5
NE Pacific 43 6.4 7 56 30 7
SW Pacific 183 27.0 12 41 42 5
SE Pacific 10 1.5 90 10 0 0
Indian Ocean 33** 4.8 6 94 0 0
W Mediterranean 3 0.4 100 0 0 0
Equatorial/tropical 9 1.3 11 44 45 0
All regions 677 100.0

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