The Dumbo octopus was first discovered during the ground-breaking 1872-1876 Challenger expedition. Their genus, Grimpoteuthis, wasn’t described until 1932, however. Grimpoteuthis was named by Guy ...

This octopus has never been captured ... capturing camera footage of a live Promachoteuthis squid. This rare genus has only been described from a few dead specimens, with some dating back to ...

Deep in the ocean, living in eternal darkness, is the dumbo octopus (of the genus Grimpoteuthis), a creature that few humans have seen face-to-face. When someone is lucky enough to spot one ...