与仔猪鱿鱼的罕见相遇让深海探险家们不知所措

"It kind of looks like it has a nose and eyes, right? And hair? ... And lipstick."

“它看起来好像有鼻子和眼睛，对吧?”有头发吗?…有口红。”

"It's like a weird reindeer head."

“它就像一个奇怪的驯鹿头。”

That was the reaction of those aboard the research vessel Nautilus when they came across an interesting-looking squid in the central Pacific Ocean. It may not sound scientific, but their enthusiasm and curiosity counts.

这是诺第留斯号科考船上的人在太平洋中部遇到一条样子很有趣的枪乌贼时的反应。这听起来可能不科学，但他们的热情和好奇心很重要。

It turns out this memorable creature is actually a piglet squid.

事实证明，这种令人难忘的动物实际上是一只小猪鱿鱼。

The Nautilus team got a rare, close-up encounter with this see-through squid that has a siphon that looks like a snout.

诺第留斯号跟这只透明的枪乌贼进行了一次罕见的近距离接触，这只枪乌贼有一个看起来像鼻子的虹吸管。

Explorers capture video of a piglet squid. (Photo: OET/NautilusLive)

The piglet squid is able to regulate buoyancy with an ammonia-filled internal chamber, and it often floats with its tentacles above its head as you can see in the photo.

仔猪鱿鱼有一个充满氨气的内部腔体，可以调节浮力，它经常在漂浮时把触手举过头顶，就像你在照片中看到的那样。

The photo was recorded at about 4,544 feet below the surface of the ocean near Palmyra Atoll.

这张照片是在帕尔米拉环礁附近海面以下约4,544英尺处拍摄的。

The Nautilus expeditions are funded by the nonprofit Ocean Exploration Trust. They explore the deep ocean waters of the Marine National Monument.

诺第留斯号的探险是由非营利性的海洋探索信托基金资助的，他们探索海洋国家纪念碑的深海水域。