Description: English: This rare dumbo octopus (Cirrothauma murrayi) is often called the Blind Octopod due to the lack of a lens and retina in its eyes. Its eyes can only detect light and cannot form images. Image ID: expn3476, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Location: Puerto Rico, West Wall Mona Canyon Photo Date: 20150413T154921Z_ Credit: NOAA OKEANOS EXPLORER Program, Oceano Profundo 2015; Exploring Puerto Rico's Seamounts, Trenches, and Troughs. Date: 14 April 2015, 02:45:25. Source:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/noaaphotolib/27328611523/. Author: NOAA Photo Library.
