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Dumbo octopuses are the deepest living octopuses known, with some specimens captured or observed at hadal depths. One Grimpoteuthis specimen was captured 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Grand Cayman at 7,279 metres (23,881 ft), but this depth is uncertain (as the specimen may have been captured while the net was descending to this depth).
Dumbos are the deepest known group of octopuses, inhabiting the sea floor at depths of up to 13,000 feet. The team says that it has continued to spot Dumbos in the area.
Grimpoteuthis imperator, also known as the Emperor Dumbo octopus, is a species of deep-sea octopus in the family Grimpoteuthidae. The species is known from a single male specimen found in the Emperor Seamounts in the north Pacific off the coast of Japan in 2021. It was found at depths of 3900–4400m. [1]
The giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini), also known as the North ... health and biodiversity of deep sea ... animals have been known to show liver damage ...
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The holotype of this species measures 9 centimetres (3.5 in) in mantle length. [2]A female Graneledone boreopacifica was observed in the Monterey Canyon by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, brooding her eggs for a record 53 months, making this the longest egg-brooding period known in the animal kingdom [3].
The giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) is often cited as the largest known octopus species. Adults usually weigh around 15 kg (33 lb), with an arm span of up to 4.3 m (14 ft). [19] The largest specimen of this species to be scientifically documented was an animal with a live mass of 71 kg (157 lb). [20]
Researchers have documented an active octopus nursery, where hundreds of the deep-sea creatures cluster together to brood their eggs. Rare octopus discovery made 2 miles below the ocean surface ...