dumbo octopus – סלומה

This
tiny octopus, whose body measured about five centimeters across, was
spotted swimming along at a depth of 825 meters as we explored Whiting
Seamount, off Puerto Rico.

Grimpoteuthis, also known as Dumbo octopuses from the ear-like fins protruding from the top of their head-like bodies, resembling the ears of Walt Disney’s flying elephant Dumbo. They are bathyal creatures, living at extreme depths of 3,000 to 4,000 metres, with some living up to 7,000 metres below sea level, which is the deepest of any known octopus.

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