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Range extension for Octopus hubbsorum (Mollusca: Octopodidae) in the Mexican pacific
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2005Autor
Lopez-Uriarte, E.
Rios-Jara, E.
Perez-Pena, M.
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Hubbs' octopus Octopus hubbsorum Berry, 1953 is reported at 24 localities along the Pacific coast of Mexico. The distribution of the species, previously recorded in the Gulf of California (28�55'N, 113�32'W) and in Melaque (southern coast of Jalisco) (19�12'N, 105�40'W), is extended south to Salina Cruz, Oaxaca (16�10'N, 95�14'W). Specimens were captured in the intertidal and subtidal zones to depths of 30 m. This is the principal target species in the octopus fisheries of this vast region. � 2005 Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science of the University of Miami.