#oegopsida — Public Fediverse posts
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#colossalsquid #Mesonychoteuthis #hamiltoni (#Oegopsida) is a #deepsea fish predator sized up to 14 m long (#abyssalgigantism). Special features (#apomorphies): #hooked #arms/tentacles, largest known animal #eyes (27–30 cm). The first #alive #filmed evidence in April 2025 (link).
©#StefanFWirth 2025
Reference
https://youtu.be/lzPoG9H8Hlo?si=V8eDNUrJJT7RoDlP
Photos
1) illustration Citron/CC-BY-SA-3.0, free documentation license
2) specimen in Te Papa Museum, NZ, by Y23, 2009, cre. comm. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en