Bigfin squid (a group of cephalopods in the genus Magnapinna) are a very rare sight - there have only been around 20 recorded encounters with them in the two decades they have been known to science. This one was seen during Dive 501 of the #LostCityVents expedition at 1925m deep, while researchers were studying hydrothermal vent geography. More information from our friends at @noaaoceanexploration: “Bigfin squid are widely distributed throughout the world’s deep ocean, and they can live deeper t

The bigfin squid is the deepest dwelling squid in the entire ocean, having been filmed at an incredible depth of 6,000 meters. This alien-looking creature is also the size of an orca, has no suckers, and its tentacles jut out like "elbows". Bigfins are very rare and unique cephalopods, with much still unknown about how they hunt or reproduce. Finding and studying these deep living creatures is difficult, but important. The more researchers know about these squids' habitats and population sizes,