Observation of a Gelatinous Octopod, Haliphron atlanticus, along the Southern West Mariana Ridge: A Unique Cephalopod of Continental Slope and Mesopelagic Communities

Figure 3

Video frame-captures of a gelatinous giant octopod, Haliphron atlanticus, that was video-recorded in front of the Shinkai 6500 submersible at about 586–599 m along the West Mariana Ridge in May 2017 showing various different postures and orientations near the end of the encounter (a) 12:24:22, 589 m, (b) 12:24:26, 588 m, and (c) 12:24:18, 589 m, and earlier in the encounter (d) 12:22:20, 598 m, (e) 12:22:32, 598 m, (f) 12:23:37, 591 m, and (g) 12:23:18, 594 m.