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DUMBO SQUID

It looks like the Dumbo Squid and Dumbo octopus are the same animals. The main difference between an octopus and a squid is, the octopus has 8 arms, the squid 10. Keep in mind that this finding is preliminary.

It is possible that the mixing up of names started here: a alternative name of the Humboldt squid is Jumbo squid, wich resembles the name Dumbo Squid. Knowing there's little deep-sea knowledge, people tend to mix up names, et voila, ...

Watching this video, it is quite clear that we are looking at a Dumbo octopus. (see Dumbo octopus info)

A Oceaneering ROV came across this elegant swimmer while undertaking SERPENT work with Statoil Hydro at the Edvarda prospect off the coast of Norway.

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