Article 5
First record of two pelagic octopods, Argonauta argo and Tremoctopus violaceus cf. gracilis from the Andaman sea, Thailand
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J. NABHITABHATA1*, C. SUKHSANGCHAN2, K. WONGKAMHAENG3
1 Centre for Biodiversity of Peninsular Thailand, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand
2 Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
3 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand
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ABSTRACT. – Two pelagic octopods, Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758 and Tremoctopus violaceus cf. gracilis (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1852) are new records from the Andaman Sea, Eastern Indian Ocean, Thai waters. Both species are known as oceanic-pelagic species. However, in 2007 the two species were collected from the coastal zone. This occurrence coincided with internal waves reported in the Andaman Sea.
