Close-up of Enteroctopus dofleini showing longitudinal folds on the body and paddle-like papilla.
Date 28 December 2007 (original upload date)
Author Kirt L. Onthank
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:E_dofleini_closeup.jpg

The Giant Pacific octopus or North Pacific giant octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) is a large marine cephalopod belonging to the genus Enteroctopus. Its spatial distribution includes the coastal North Pacific, along California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alaska, Russia, northern Japan, and Korea.