On the distribution of Nautilus pompilius in the Samoas, Fiji and Tonga
Saunders WB, Bond PN, Hastie LC, Itano D. 1989. On the distribution of Nautilus pompilius in the Samoas, Fiji and Tonga. Nautilus. 103(3):99-104
39 specimens were trapped from 270-310 m in American Samoa extending the range of the species 1,600 km eastward; none caught off Western Samoa but non-conclusive; none in Tonga but other organisms caught suggesting none there; Fiji does have them at 220-470 m; Fijian and American Samoa Nautilus have some differences in shell morphology but are similar to other populations in most respects.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Saunders, W; Bond, Paul; Hastie, L; Itano, David
- Units
- NPSA , PACN
- Keywords
- American Samoa, Animal Studies, Fiji, Marine Invertebrates, Nautilus pompilius, Tonga, Western Samoa