Description
Grimpoteuthis umbellata
Date 1900
Source Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies sur son yacht par Albert Ier, prince souverain de Monaco. http://www.archive.org/stream/rsultatsdescam17albe#page/n145/mode/2up
Author M. Fenaut
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grimpoteuthis_umbellata.jpg

Grimpoteuthis, also called Dumbo Octopus, is a genus of pelagic umbrella octopus that live in the deep sea. Prominent ear-like fins protrude from the mantle just above their lateral eyes. They have a U or V shaped shell in their mantle which gives them a bell shaped appearance. Some species are short, squat and yellow, while others resemble a jellyfish with one big brown walking shoe. These octopuses are commonly nicknamed Dumbo octopuses or Dumbo octopods or even Dumboes. Order: Octopoda, Family: Opisthoteuthidae, Genus: Grimpoteuthis, Species: Grimpoteuthis umbellata.