Another little - known species of deep - sea
dumbo octopus, the largest of which can reach 5 - feet in length.
It's no mystery where the so - called
dumbo octopus got its name.
This dumbo octopus, photographed in 2014 in the Gulf of Mexico, displayed a body posture that has never before been observed in cirrate octopods.
Not exact matches
Instead, past deep - sea expeditions have found «
dumbo»
octopuses flapping through the inky blackness with ear - like fins.