Colossal squid
The largest recorded specimen was captured in 2007 by a New Zealand fishing boat off Antarctica. It was initially estimated to measure in length and weigh . The squid was taken back to New Zealand for scientific study. A study on the specimen later showed its actual weight was , but it only measured in total length as a result of the tentacles' shrinking "post mortem".
Giant squid
On 4 December 2006, an adult giant squid was caught on video near the Ogasawara Islands, south of Tokyo, by researchers from the National Science Museum of Japan led by Tsunemi Kubodera. It was a small female about long and weighing . The bait used by the scientists initially attracted a medium-sized squid measuring around , which in turn attracted the giant squid. It was pulled aboard the research vessel, but died in the process.