Dumbo Octopus
Scientific Name: Grimpoteuthis
Dumbo octopus are normally only 8 inches long. Although, the largest one ever recorded was 6 feet, about 1.83 meters.
You might have recognized the drawing above from a movie. Pearl, one of the squids in Finding Nemo, was based off of a dumbo octopus. The dumbo octopus was also named after Dumbo, one of Walt Disney's famous characters, due to its large ear-like fins.
Prey: They eat worms that live in the bottom of the sea, copepods, ampipods, and crustaceans.
Predator: They don't have many predators; mostly sharks.
Predator: They don't have many predators; mostly sharks.
Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Family: Opisthoteuthidae
Genus: Grimpoteuthis
Species: Grimpoteuthis pacifica
Invertebrate
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Family: Opisthoteuthidae
Genus: Grimpoteuthis
Species: Grimpoteuthis pacifica
Invertebrate
Adaptations:
Their bodies are soft and jelly like in order to survive high pressure environments.
Dumbo octopus have large ears which they use to propel themselves in the water, this helps them save energy. Their bodies have also been adapted to survive in the cold.
Their bodies are soft and jelly like in order to survive high pressure environments.
Dumbo octopus have large ears which they use to propel themselves in the water, this helps them save energy. Their bodies have also been adapted to survive in the cold.
Population Growth:
Their population has not yet been evaluated.
Their population has not yet been evaluated.
Special Relationships:
They have no symbiotic relationships due to them being a very isolated species.
They have no symbiotic relationships due to them being a very isolated species.
Strategist:
Dumbo octopus are r strategists. They do not have a mating season. Instead, the female lays their eggs throughout the whole year. Dumbo octopus only survive for 3-5 years. To balance their short life span they have a high reproductive rate.
Dumbo octopus are r strategists. They do not have a mating season. Instead, the female lays their eggs throughout the whole year. Dumbo octopus only survive for 3-5 years. To balance their short life span they have a high reproductive rate.