“Alien Lula” was filmed at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 3,300 metres

By pure coincidence, a team of scientists from the Tonga Trench 2024 expedition, underway in the Pacific Ocean, was able to photograph a very rare squid. com. bigfinknown for their extremely long claws and alien-like appearance. To get pictures, At a depth of 3300 metresThe researchers used a piece of fish as bait next to the camera.

From July to October, scientists from the Minderoo-UWA Deep Sea Research Center and Inkfish will use submersibles and deep-sea landers to map, profile and research Tonga TrenchIts length is 2,500 kilometers, and its maximum depth is 10,882 metres.

This is my first authentic time com. bigfinwhose thin, dangling tentacles can reach 8 meters in length, appears in the Tonga Trench. In fact, the total number of recorded sightings of this unusual mollusk is less than 20 times in the history of marine biology.

What does squid look like? com. bigfin?

They are rarely seen, as they inhabit very deep areas of the oceans, most observations of squid com. bigfin They are manufactured by robotic underwater vehicles. Therefore, there is no correct translation of it into Portuguese, and it is often referred to in studies and reports by its Latin name: Magnabenawhich also means “big fins”.

Within the family MagnabenaThere are several species that are named according to the surroundings in which they are found. Thus, at the moment, we have three types described: M.Atlanticathe M. Pacifica and M. talisman, The latter, as also discovered in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Portugal, is named after the French ship Talisman, which spotted it.

In December 2021, current expedition leader Professor Alan Jamieson, Director of the Mindero Deep Sea Research Center – University of Western Australia, came across a squid from the family Magnabena Swimming at a depth of 6,600 metres, in a submersible dive in the Philippine Trench, I published an article about the encounter.

There is nothing at the bottom of the Tonga Trench

In addition to collecting information about marine animals, the Tonga Trench 2024 expedition has the main goal of researching the geology of the so-called Horizon Deep, which is the name of the deepest point of the depression on the ocean floor. It is approximately 10,800 meters below sea level.

Determined to confront the underwater crater, Professor Jamieson boards a manned submarine to make a surprising discovery: in the deepest part of the Tonga Trench, there is no life on a large scale, except for a few crustacean worms, like himself.

It is not yet known why biodiversity is so rare there, which may have something to do with the fact The sea floor is tilted. “Absence is as interesting as presence, and perhaps less immediately rewarding. It’s fascinating because there’s absolutely nothing here,” Jamison said in a YouTube video.