Deep beneath the ocean’s surface, a team of researchers exploring the abyssal seafloor offshore of Central California stumbled upon an extraterrestrial-looking creature. Hovering roughly two miles underwater near the Davidson Seamount, scientists aboard the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) research vessel David Packard encountered an incredibly rare deep-sea bigfin squid, also known as Magnapinna . Check it out below. The alien-like creature glided gracefully through the darkness in the viral video , undulating two large fins and trailing long, spindly appendages. As noted in the video’s official caption, the sighting was truly extraordinary: “During a recent expedition aboard MBARI’s flagship research vessel David Packard to study seamounts offshore of Central California, MBARI scientists and NOAA collaborators encountered a rarely seen deep-sea bigfin squid (Magnapinna sp.).…