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Table 2 Biological date of the giant squids summarized in Table 1

From: Extraordinary numbers of giant squid, Architeuthis dux, encountered in Japanese coastal waters of the Sea of Japan from January 2014 to March 2015

ID no. DML (cm) BL (cm) TL (cm) BW (kg) Sex Condition Tentacle Remarks
A-1 – 350 – – – Dead Absent  
A-2 187 406 – 163 F Alive Absent  
A-3 – – – – – Dead Absent Only head and arms. Arm length 1.2 m
A-4 170 340 – – F Alive Absent  
A-5 136 305 – ca. 100 M Alive Absent  
A-6 91 – 394 25.2 M Alive Present  
A-7 – 410 – ca. 200 F Alive Absent  
A-8 135 285 – – F Dead Absent  
A-9 120.8 – 462.5 – – Dead –  
A-10 123 – 430 50 – Dead Present  
A-11 196 446 – ca. 200 F Dead Absent  
A-12 116 270 570 – M – Present  
A-13 84 – 448 33.2 F Alive Present  
A-14 110 – 435 37.7 M Alive Present  
A-15 150 350 – – M Alive Absent  
A-16 110 275 510 – – Alive Present  
A-17 112 – 594 – – Dead Present  
A-18 – – ca. 500 – – Alive –  
A-19 ca. 100 – – – – – –  
A-20 121.5 – 637 – F Dead Present  
A-21 – – 480 30 – Dead Present  
A-22 111 289 565 60 F Alive Present  
A-23 ca. 100 – – – – Dead –  
A-24 92 – 420 – – – Present  
B1 140 314 – – M – Absent  
B-2 117 264 288 ca. 40 M Dead Absent  
B-3 – – 260 – – – Present  
B-4 183.5 – – 130 F Dead Absent Head and mantle separated
B-5 137 – 740 ca. 60 – Alive Present Good condition
B-6 – – – – – Dead Absent Only head and arms. Arm length 1.2 m
B-7 155 – 630 – – Alive Present  
B-8 – 350 – ca. 100 – Dead Absent  
B-9 – 320 – ca. 70 – Alive Absent  
B-10 178 – 507 ca. 100 – Dead One side only  
B-11 – ca. 300 – – – Alive Absent  
B-12 – – – – – Alive Absent  
B-13 180.5 355 – – – Dead Absent  
B-14 127 – – – M Dead Absent  
B-15 – 420 – – – – Absent  
B-16 ca. 200 – ca. 600 ca. 200 – Alive –  
B-17 – ca. 300 – – – Alive –  
B-18 ca. 200 – ca. 600 – – Alive Present  
B-19 170 ca. 400 – – – Alive Absent  
B-20 – – – – – Alive –  
B-21 ca. 200 ca. 400 – – – Alive Absent  
B-22 – ca. 400 – – – – –  
B-23 – 335 – – – Alive –  
B-24 – 420 – ca. 200 – Alive Absent  
B-25 – 360 – ca. 150 – Alive Absent  
B-26 – 415 – – – Alive Absent  
B-27 175 377 – – F Dead Absent  
B-28 – 286 – 65.5 – Dead Absent  
B-29 – 250-300 – – – Alive –  
B-30 ca. 200 – – – – Alive –  
B-31 177 376 – – F Dead Absent Empty stomach
B-32 161 327 – – – Dead Absent  
B-33 190 360 – – – Dead Absent  
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