The deep-sea Dumbo octopus was spotted a mile below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, close by an unnamed seamount in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

The largest dumbo octopus ever found measured a whopping 5.9 feet (1.8 m) long, according to Oceana. But most individuals are between 8 to 12 inches (20 to 30 centimeters) long.

Dumbo octopuses are found across the globe, everywhere from the waters off Australia and New Zealand to the Western United States and the Philippines. They are rarely seen, however, as they live ...

Dumbo octopuses live at extreme depths, according to National Geographic, and are the deepest-living octopuses known. They can live in depths up to 13,000 feet below the ocean's surface.

Rare footage shows an unusual octopus appearing in the deep sea, more than 5,500 feet underwater. The ghostly octopus came into view of the cameras of the Hercules, a remotely operated deep-sea ...

Scientists remotely surveying a previously unexplored area of the ocean located 80 miles southwest of Monterey, California, witnessed a magical spectacle. In the area around an underwater volcano at ...

Like other octopuses, the Dumbo octopus has eight long sucker-covered arms. Unlike most octopuses though, the Dumbo’s arms are connected by thin and flexible tissue. When they want, they can ...

WATCH: Rare ‘Dumbo’ octopus caught on camera during deep sea exploration by: Kaycee Sloan Posted: Sep 26, 2023 / 01:49 PM EDT Updated: Sep 27, 2023 / 01:43 PM EDT ...

Scientists exploring deep waters northwest of the Hawaiian Islands have released a video of a rare “Dumbo octopus” that was sighted about a mile beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean.

During the dive last April, he said, "as usual, we filmed much of the same stuff, but then suddenly in the middle of a dive about close to 6,000 meters this Dumbo octopus just flies by the camera." ...

Dumbo octopus: The rare species was sighted during mapping of the ocean floor northwest of the Hawaiian Islands. (Ocean Exploration Trust/NOAA) By Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content ...