Editing Grimpoteuthis (section)

==Range and habitat==
[[File:Grimpoteuthis 2108m.jpg|thumb|Grimpoteuthis {{gaps|2|108|m}} off [[Guyana]].]]
Species of ''Grimpoteuthis'' are assumed to have a worldwide distribution, living in the cold, [[Abyssal plain|abyssal]] depths ranging from {{convert|1000|-|7000|m}}. Specimens have been found off the coasts of [[Oregon]], the [[Philippines]], [[Martha's Vineyard]], the [[Azores]], [[New Zealand]], [[Australia]], [[California]], [[New Guinea|Papua]] and [[New Guinea]], and in the [[Gulf of Mexico]].

{A fairly recent observation was on 21&nbsp;June 2022 at {{convert|1250|m}} by the vessel ''Normand Ocean'', which inspects [[drilling platform]]s with underwater drones; the vessel was examining chains and risers on the Aasta Hansteen platform outside [[Trøndelag]], [[Norway]]. Another recent observation {{as of|2023|lc=y}} was on 24&nbsp;May 2023 at {{gaps|2|108|meters,}} this time in [[Guyana]] by the vessel ''[[:fr:Far Samson|Far Samson]]'', which also uses underwater drones.

Further to this, the most recent known recorded observation was on 5th March 2025 by the Vessel "Boka Falcon" with a Workclass Remotely Operated Vehicle working at a depth of 960m in the Gulf Of Guinea approximately 65km South West of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Two separate sightings approximate 20 minutes apart were observed. 

Dumbo octopuses are the deepest living octopuses known, with some specimens captured or observed at [[hadal zone|hadal]] depths. One ''Grimpoteuthis'' specimen was captured {{convert|60|km}} southeast of [[Grand Cayman]] at {{convert|7279|m}}, but this depth is uncertain (as the specimen may have been captured while the net was descending to this depth).<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Brunt |first1=M. A. |title=The Cayman Islands: Natural history and biogeography |last2=Davies |first2=J. E. |publisher=Kluwer Academic |year=1994 |isbn=0-7923-2462-5 |location=Dordrecht, NL |page=175}}</ref>

In 2020, ''Grimpoteuthis'' was spotted {{convert|6957|m}} deep in the [[Java Trench]], confirming the [[hadal zone|hadal]] distribution of this genus.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Jamieson |first1=Alan J. |last2=Vecchione |first2=Michael |date=26 May 2020 |title=First in situ observation of Cephalopoda at hadal depths (Octopoda: Opisthoteuthidae: ''Grimpoteuthis''&nbsp;sp.) |journal=Marine Biology |volume=167 |issue=6 |at=article&nbsp;82 |doi=10.1007/s00227-020-03701-1 |doi-access=free|bibcode=2020MarBi.167...82J }}</ref>