Deep-Sea Submarine Spots A Ghostly Unknown Octopod

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The creature has already been nicknamed "Casper." NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Hohonu Moana.

While collecting geological samples from the seafloor, one of the NOAA's remotely-operated submarines stumbled across a mysterious “ghostlike” octopod.

The discovery came on February 27, at 4,290 meters (14,075 feet) below sea level in the waters surrounding the Hawaiian Archipelago. Most remarkably – aside from the creature’s exceptional cuteness – the octopod is thought to be an unknown species, perhaps even belonging to an undescribed genus.