Dive 15: Octopus's Garden
Video courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Windows to the Deep 2018. Download larger version (mp4, 33.9 MB).

Octopus are known to be the masters of hiding in their oceanic habitats and how lucky were we to see five Bathypolypus bairdii on one dive? This octopus prefers a muddy habitat and can be found in the North Atlantic Ocean, from approximately 20 to 1,500 meters (66 to 4,921 feet) deep. Characteristics such as the “warty” appearance of its skin and the fact that it has suckers on two rows on their arms led the scientists to a species determination.

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