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It includes animals that were caught by fishermen, found washed ashore, recovered (in whole or in part) from sperm whales and other predatory species, as well as those reliably sighted at sea. The list also covers specimens incorrectly assigned to the genus Architeuthis in original descriptions or later publications.
The 15-month period between January 2014 and March 2015 saw an unprecedented mass appearance event in the Sea of Japan, during which 57 giant squid specimens were recorded in Japanese coastal waters (spanning #563 to 631) [1] and a substantial but smaller number from the South Korean side. [2]
On 9 November 2021, a video of a bigfin squid was captured at a ridge feature off the West Florida Escarpment by an ROV from the NOAAS Okeanos Explorer as part of the Windows to the Deep 2021 expedition. [31] [32] The squid was found at a depth of 2,385 m (7,825 ft), and its size is currently being measured using paired lasers. [33]
Several photos show Kodama jujutsu, or Hannan’s pygmy squid, in the wild. Hannan’s pygmy squid is “found around coral reefs and has been seen hunting and foraging after sunset ...
Marine researchers had a strange encounter during a recent dive in California's Monterey Bay. A squid mom hauled a spawling sheet of eggs through the water. "During a recent deep-sea dive, MBARI ...
Researchers found another “surprise” while examining the squid: the remains of two boney fish found near the squid’s mouth, situated between “two greyish eyeballs.” The new species is ...
A frame from the first colour film of a live giant squid in its natural habitat, [nb 1] recorded from a manned submersible off Japan's Ogasawara Islands in July 2012. The animal (#549 on this list) is seen feeding on a 1-metre-long Thysanoteuthis rhombus (diamondback squid), which was used as bait in conjunction with a flashing squid jig. [2]
Six complete giant squid specimens are to be exhibited at the museum, [123] [124] plus 35 specimens of other large cephalopod species, 12 deep-sea fish, and a number of cetacean bones. [126] The main exhibits are to be housed in a single room of 225 square metres (2,420 sq ft) that will provide a circular tour taking about half an hour to ...