Patagonian Toothfish - Colosal Giant 1000 pound squid catch in new zealand
A Giant Colossal 1000 pound squid (Patagonian toothfish) catch in New Zealand. It could be the biggest specimen ever as discovery said. It tooks two hours to landed in Antartic waters.
Colossal squid, known by the scientific name Mesonychoteuthis Hamiltoni, are estimated to grow up to 46 feet long and have long been one of the most mysterious creatures of the deep ocean.
Images taken from discovery
From the discovery :
The fishermen were catching Patagonian toothfish, sold under the name Chilean sea bass, south of New Zealand “and the squid was eating a hooked toothfish when it was hauled from the deep,” Anderton said.
If original estimates are correct, the squid would be 330 pounds heavier than the next biggest specimen ever found.
“I can assure you that this is going to draw phenomenal interest. It is truly amazing,” said Dr. Steve O’Shea, a squid expert at the Auckland University of Technology. If calamari rings were made from the squid they would be the size of tractor tires, he added.
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