Seven-arm Octopus (Haliphron atlanticus), family Alloposidae, Salish Sea off the coast of WA, USA
- This is one of the largest octopus species, with an estimated total length of 3.5 meters (11 feet) and a mass of 75 kg (165 lb)
- This octopus does have 8 arms, but the hectocotylus (a specially modified arm used in egg fertilization) is coiled in a sac beneath the right eye, and is not easily seen.
- This species is rarely seen by humans.
photographs by Eric Askilsrud (scuba.eric_)
#that THING is eleven feet long???
the big boy