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A Cirrothauma magna dumbo octopus at almost 2,500 metres in the North Atlantic, from NOAA's 2021 expedition. Watch its colouring and posture, which NOAA links to staying hidden in the dark.
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Species
dumbo octopus, Cirrothauma magna
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