ROV Footage of a Beautiful Orange Dumbo Octopus

While exploring the deep waters of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, an ROV launched from the E/V Nautilus captured the sight of a beautiful orange Dumbo octopus at 1400 meters (4593 feet) deep.

Our Corps of Exploration spotted this absolutely adorable pale orange dumbo octopus surrounded by marine snow around 1,400 meters deep while diving on the summit of “Guyot 10” in the waters of the Pacific Remote Islands.

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.