Walvisteuthis youngorum

Walvisteuthis youngorum is a species of squid from the family Onychoteuthidae.^[1] They can be found off of the northern Hawaiian Islands.^[2] They are rarely seen due to the depth that they reside in, and have only been filmed once, in 2015.^[3]

Walvisteuthis youngorum
The first filmed encounter with Walvisteuthis youngorum, as seen from a depth of ~900 meters
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Oegopsida
Family:	Onychoteuthidae
Genus:	Walvisteuthis
Species:	W. youngorum
Binomial name
Walvisteuthis youngorum (Bolstad, 2010)