A very large juvenile diamond squid - this one measuring in at a whopping 3” - perhaps the 2nd largest I’ve ever seen!

Shot in the wild, using scuba, while out over the deep abyss, several miles offshore from Okinawa

#diamondsquid #thysanoteuthisrhombus #blackwaterdiving #gug #gugunderwater

Another of my “Images Unsorted” folders ✔️ This time from 18 & 19 May, 2024

In order, we have
1) #DiamondSquid
2) “monstrous” shrimp
3) unidentified #scorpionfish
4) #gurnard
5) #codlett
6) unidentified #CuskEel
7) shrimp riding a #PelagicNudibranch

#deepseafish #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #gug

A very tiny, but very beautiful larval-stage Diamond Squid - this one just about 1/2” TL.

#thysanoteuthisrhombus #thysanoteuthis #diamondsquid #squid #🦑 #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #blackwaterphotography #chrisgug #fugunderwater #gug

Last week, I stumbled across this big (1.5”), beautiful, #diamondsquid. If I find another one tonight, maybe I’ll ask it to give me this crazy-arm look again!
#squid #🦑 #thysanoteuthisrhombus #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #squidgame #underwater #scubadiving #gug #gugunderwater

A tiny 1cm #DiamondSquid flashes some intense colors before bolting down towards the abyss.
Shot several miles offshore from Palm Beach, at night
#thysanoteuthis #thysanoteuthisrhombus #🦑 #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #blackwaterphotography #chrisgug #gug #gugunderwater