Bigfin Squid
There are several squid species in the world, and it is very likely we have not come across them all yet. That could be because many are at depths most people will never explore. This was proven in early 2022 when a team from the Caladan Oceanic completed the deepest ever dive to a shipwreck, where they found the USS Johnston. It sank in 1944 after a naval battle but this ship ended up being the least interesting part of the team’s adventure. Deep sea researcher from the University of West Australia, Alan Jamieson, was watching the expedition in his office when a very mysterious frame popped up.
He rewound the video and saw a squid. It was moving just above the seabed, which is 1.5 kilometers or a little less than a mile below the lowest sea level that squids were believed to be. Keep in mind that the team initially started this expedition at the Philippine Trench, which is around 6,200 meters below the surface. Yet footage found this squid 6,212 meters below the surface. Squids are mysterious animals, but this new version of the Bigfin Squid was incredible to see. Since squids are major predators, it suggests that there are other species around that this squid hunts, which have not been discovered yet.