Teuthowenia megalops (high resolution)

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Description: A bathyscaphoid squid (Teuthowenia megalops) swimming in the "cockatoo" posture. The animal rotates around the spindle-shaped digestive gland, which it keeps vertical regardless of the orientation of the mantle and head. (edited out text). Date: 2004. Source: Video courtesy of Estuary to the Abyss 2004 Exploration. Author: George Sedberry, NOAA-OE.