Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Grimpoteuthis

First off let me apologize, the blog seems to have some technical problems(this is affecting most earlier posts and may affect later also)

Grimpoteuthis is a genus of pelagic umbrella octopus that live in the deep sea. Also known as Dumbo octopuses. All spesies of Grimpoteuthis are bathyal creatures, living at extreme depths of 9,800-13,100ft with some living up to 23,000ft below sea level, which is the deepest of any known octopus.
They are some of the rarest Octopoda species. The largest Dumbo octopus ever recorded was 5.9ft in length and weighed 13lb.

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