Bigfin Squid filmed by ROV Tiburon north of Oahu

ROV Tiburon, May 2001, north of Oahu, Hawaii (21.9° N, 158.2° W), 3380 m. Squid was videotaped for nearly 10 min. When first encountered, it was hovering vertically in the bent-arm posture with the filamentous appendages touching the sediment-covered bottom. Its body was estimated to be ca. 1 m long and the arm crown 3-4 m.

Source: http://www.mnh.si.edu/cephs/vetal01/vetal01.html
More informations about bigfin squids: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnapinnidae

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• bigfin
• squid
• magnapinnidae
• cephalopoda
• magnapinna
• cephalopod
• rov
• tiburon
• hawaii
• oahu
• eerie
• phantom

[HannesBeckmann]

whats the name of the creepy animal??

[AngaloPapeteri]

It's in the title video, it's a bigfin squid...

[omggstephy9495]

what IS that?! omg!

[AngaloPapeteri]

Written in the description, with a link to the wikipedia article on the squid genus.

[Nintendostar123]

The ocean is one of the weirdest places on Earth. There are so many species under the ocean we have never met, and will likely never meet, that will only be known through legend and superstition.

[LaRoza77]

I wouldn't say "rare" because we have no idea what their numbers are. They are very elusive, or at least, living in a very innaccessible place for humans to properly observe them.

[bigcman321]

That's amazing. It looks like it's flying.

[DAYSandMONTHS]

A master ball will work on this legendary pokemon... right?

[KillerQueen11]

Magnapinna squid, one of my favorite animals



[joewizard100]

@LaRoza77 they are rare to us because they are never seen before. thats what rare is =P

[MistyDelusions]

It's beautiful..

[gustibiri24]

Oahu? Good god that's where I live!

[AZoje]

cute

[apenneukende]

who's that pokemon?

[Octagonapus97]

@AngaloPapeteri Oh, wait. My mistake.

[Octagonapus97]

@AngaloPapeteri It's unidentified