First ever juvenile giant squid discovered

Posted on Saturday, 24 October, 2015 | Comment icon

Not a lot is known about these enigmatic cephalopods. Image Credit: CC BY 2.0 Dan Century

Scientists have identified the first ever baby giant squid in specimens fished up off the coast of Japan.

Giant squid are notoriously difficult to observe in the wild and much is still unknown about the species or its life spent hidden within some of the deepest places in the Earth's oceans.

Now however scientists have for the first time revealed the discovery of several baby giant squid specimens that had been sent to cephalopod expert Toshifumi Wada for identification after being caught by fishermen off the coast of Japan back in 2013.

These are the first baby giant squid ever discovered: https://t.co/Ewr4cNhRKl pic.twitter.com/PTASXPAETg
— Gizmodo (@Gizmodo) October 23, 2015

Despite being juveniles the squid are actually larger than the adults of most other squid species.

When fully grown some giant squid can reach a staggering 43ft in length.

Source: Gizmodo | Comments (6)

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Recent comments on this story

#1 Posted by McNessy on 24 October, 2015, 22:24

Next on Japans list of ocean species to endanger i presume

#2 Posted by Sundew on 24 October, 2015, 23:34

Next on Japans list of ocean species to endanger i presume Unlikely, from what I have read about the species the flesh reeks of ammonia.

#3 Posted by newbloodmoon on 25 October, 2015, 6:10

Unleash the Kraken.

#4 Posted by Aardvark-DK on 25 October, 2015, 9:11

Nevertheless, Japanese still looks at this and thinks.."oh nice sushi.."

#5 Posted by Ratbiter on 25 October, 2015, 11:16

Hope Mummy does go looking for them

#6 Posted by BeastieRunner on 26 October, 2015, 18:02

Hopefully it just doesn't get eaten ...

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