Image: Grimpoteuthis bathynectes
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Description: This octopod, Grimpoteuthis bathynectes, is nicknamed “Dumbo” because of its large “ear” like fins. These fins and webbed arms help it swim through the water. What looks like the head is called the mantle, a muscular bag that holds all the body organs and gills.
Title: Grimpoteuthis bathynectes
Credit: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1402/logs/apr28/apr28.html
Author: NOAA Okeanos Explorer
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