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The list includes records of giant squid (genus Architeuthis) either supported by a physical specimen (or parts thereof) or—in the absence of any saved material—where at least one of the following conditions is satisfied: the specimen was examined by an expert prior to disposal and thereby positively identified as a giant squid; a ...
The largest known complete specimen of the colossal squid—and the heaviest recorded extant cephalopod—was a mature female captured in the Ross Sea in February 2007. Its weight was initially estimated at 450 kg (990 lb), its mantle length at 4 m (13 ft), and its total length at 8–10 m (26–33 ft). [15]
The largest recorded specimen was a female, which are thought to be larger than males, captured in February 2007 by a New Zealand fishing boat in the Ross Sea off Antarctica. [31] The squid was close to death when it was captured and subsequently was taken back to New Zealand for scientific study. [51]
The colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) is the largest squid in the world, growing 33 feet long and weighing 1,000 pounds. According to scientists at MBARI, we have more insight into the ...
Giant squid caught by hook and line off Greymouth, New Zealand, on 16 August 2018 (#657 on this list). It now forms part of the collections of the Auckland War Memorial Museum. This list of giant squid specimens and sightings since 2015 is a timeline of recent human encounters with members of the genus Architeuthis, popularly known as giant squid.
Greenpeace posted a video online Friday showing the giant squid attacking the underwater vessel during a recent excursion. The eight-second Vine video shows the beast.
Moroteuthopsis longimana, also known as Kondakovia longimana, [citation needed] the giant warty squid or longarm octopus squid, [3] is a large species of hooked squid. It attains a mantle length of at least 85 cm and probably over 1.15 m. [3] The largest complete specimen of this species, measuring 2.3 m in total length, was found in Antarctica ...
Richard Ellis, from the concluding paragraph of his 1998 book The Search for the Giant Squid Though the total number of recorded giant squid specimens now runs into the hundreds, the species remains notoriously elusive and little known, and has retained its status as a "quasi-mythical" animal. By the turn of the 21st century, the giant squid remained one of the few truly large extant megafauna ...