Cephalopod

Bigfin squid

Magnapinna sp.

PacificAtlanticIndianSouthernArctic Found in 3 oceans

Seen in the deep sea of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans

Depth

Seen from about 1,600 to more than 6,000 m

Size

Up to about 8 m, including filaments

Diet

Poorly known, probably small animals

Zone

Midnight zone · 1,000 m and deeper

Key facts

• Its arms and tentacles form very long filaments, bent like human elbows.
• It is known almost only from videos taken by submersibles and robots.

Verified sources

1. Osborn et al. – Magnapinna sightings in the Great Australian Bight (PLOS ONE, 2020)
2. Wikipedia – Bigfin squid

In the game: To observe

In the same zone

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