Cephalopod · octopus

Giant Antarctic octopus

Megaleledone setebos

PacificAtlanticIndianSouthernArctic A single ocean

Depth

About 100 to 860 m

Size

Up to about 90 cm, a record of 115 cm and 18.5 kg

Diet

Poorly known; its prey changes as it grows

Zone

The sea floor · 200 – 3,500 m

Key facts

• It is the largest octopus in the Southern Ocean.
• Researchers study it through beaks found in the stomachs of Antarctic toothfish.
• Deep-sea octopuses around the world may have Antarctic ancestors that resembled it.

Verified sources

1. SeaLifeBase : Megaleledone setebos
2. Queirós et al. 2020, Marine Biology (NERC Open Research Archive)
3. Sul Informação : plus grande pieuvre capturée en Antarctique
4. UT Marine Science Institute : Ancestral Octopus

In the game: Prey: +25 points

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