Jan 7, 2026 · These octopus-like deep-sea forms are observed in very deep waters, often below 2,000 meters. They inhabit cold, dark regions of the ocean floor and midwater zones where sunlight never …

Graneledone boreopacifica is an octopus in the family Megaleledonidae. It can be found in both the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans. The holotype of this species measures 9 centimetres (3.5 in) in …

Jan 26, 2023 · Dumbo octopuses are the deepest-living octopuses and can be found 1,000-13,000 feet beneath our ocean’s surface. Because they live so far down and don’t often encounter predators, …

Sep 8, 2025 · A new species of flapjack octopus, distinguished by its giant eyes and striking blood-red tentacles, has been identified in a deep-sea canyon off the coast of Australia.

With their ear-like fins that resemble the Disney character Dumbo’s ears, dumbo octopuses are among the most charming and unusual creatures of the deep sea. These octopuses are rarely seen and are …

Jan 16, 2024 · Last month a team of scientists visited an ethereal nursery on the seafloor off Costa Rica, where they watched in awe as a new generation of deep-sea octopuses gently emerged from a …

Jan 16, 2024 · Puntarenas, Costa Rica – Scientists aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor (too) have discovered at least four new deep-sea octopus species in a 100-square-mile-sized area off …

Dumbo octopuses live in the deep open ocean, at 1,000 to 7,000 metres below the surface. These depths are known as the bathyal zone (1,000-3,000 metres) and the abyssal zone (3,000-6,000 …

In the vast Pacific Ocean off the Costa Rican coast, recent marine explorations have led to a remarkable find—a quartet of previously unknown deep-sea octopuses, heightening the significance of these …

Jan 31, 2024 · Roughly two miles deep in the Pacific Ocean, on a dark and rocky outcrop near Costa Rica nicknamed El Dorado Hill, scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute observed the miracle of …