Where does the jumbo squid live?
Dosidicus gigas has 159,811 records in 19 countries and territories, from 1888 to 2026. Most records come from Chile.
- 159,811 records
- 19 places
- 60 years recorded
- Cephalopoda class
AnimaliaMolluscaCephalopodaOegopsidaOmmastrephidaeDosidicus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 158,164 | |
| United States | 1,426 | |
| Mexico | 76 | |
| Canada | 39 | |
| Costa Rica | 24 | |
| Peru | 23 | |
| Ecuador | 18 | |
| Colombia | 6 | |
| Guatemala | 6 | |
| Egypt | 5 | |
| Panama | 5 | |
| Argentina | 3 | |
| El Salvador | 2 | |
| France | 1 | |
| Greenland | 1 | |
| Liberia | 1 | |
| Nicaragua | 1 | |
| New Zealand | 1 | |
| Thailand | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Ommastrephidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.