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My spouse’s mother made this for me. When I saw it, I started to cry because of how much I loved it. It’s the best gift that I’ve ever been given.

T. rhombus is a fascinating deep-sea squid typically used aquaculturally for fishing. Like many other deep-sea squids, they are ammoniacal, meaning their tissue contains ammonia to regulate their buoyancy in water. Occasionally, when fishing with T. rhombus in deep waters, it’ll catch the attention of a Giant Squid (Architeuthis dux)!

Joubiniteuthis portieri, commonly known as Joubin’s Squid from family Joubiniteuthidae and genus Joubiniteuthis. J. portieri is a rare small squid occurring in the mesopelagic to bathypelagic zones with a worldwide distribution in tropical and subtropical areas. Very little is known about it.

Its arms have suckers in six rows. It’s thought that, similarly to Magnapinna, it stays in depth with its arms out and waits for animals to swim into its arms before ensnaring them.

J. portieri on the World Register of Marine Species