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Also Known As	Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni

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colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni)

A colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) with a large, reddish body and long tentacles is being lifted from the water alongside a fishing boat in the Ross Sea near Antarctica.

Colossal squid, with large body and long tentacles, floats in blue water.

First Confirmed Live Observation of a Colossal Squid

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