Octopods were few and far between during the two months we explored deep waters off Hawaii. However, this little guy (which measured a tiny five centimeters across) was a fun find: He's a potentially undescribed species! While additional information and analysis would be needed to determine this for certain, it was still an exciting find.
Tiny Octopus
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana. Download larger version (jpg, 1.1 MB).

Octopods were few and far between during the two months we explored deep waters off Hawaii in 2015. However, this little guy (which measured a tiny five centimeters across) was a fun find: He's a potentially undescribed species! While additional information and analysis would be needed to determine this for certain, it was still an exciting find.

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