Amphiptera pacifica

The Amphiptera pacifica, also known as Giglioli Whale or Giglioli's Whale, was a type of whale first observed by Giglioli off the coast of Chile. He noted the whale had two dorsal fins, which was an unknown concept before the sighting.

From then on it was classified as a cryptid, an unidentified animal that was reported to be seen but not confirmed. In 2042, however, one of the whales was sighted from the USS Repeller off the coast of Maine. It was then given the name Giglioli had given it, Amphiptera pacifica.

Behind the scenes

 * The article was inspired by the actual cryptid, although the sighting has never been confirmed.