''Grimpoteuthis pacifica'' is an octopus known from one badly damaged specimen. It's not completely described, and it's not easily separated from some other species of octopus. Nothing clearly differentiates ''G. pacifica'' from '' Grimpoteuthis hippocrepium'' except for its type locality.

Description and habitat

The specimen was captured off Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific Ocean, more specifically in the

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, where it was 4,500 meters below sea level. ''Grimpoteuthis pacifica'' is probably demersal. Its fins are 55 millimeters long. Each arm has 52 suckers, the largest of which are 2.5 millimeters across. Its arms range in length from 130 millimeters long to 170 millimeters long, and its eyes are very large. The octopus is a deep purple color, though some parts are paler.

References

Octopuses Molluscs of the Pacific Ocean Molluscs described in 1885 Species known from a single specimen {{octopus-stub