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Scientists using a remotely operated submersible spotted the squid, but after a few minutes, it swam away in the depths.

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Bolstad identified the three-foot-long squid as Gonatus antarcticus—the Antarctic Gonate squid. “This is, to the best of my knowledge, the first live footage of this animal worldwide,” she says.

During their brief encounter, the researchers used a laser to measure the squid's size and observed its behavior in the wild.

National Geographic The Antarctic gonate is among a group of large and elusive deep-sea squid species native to the Southern Ocean, which have for the most part evaded human contact.