Have you ever seen a flapjack devilfish (Exsuperoteuthis depressa)? Growing up to 1.5 in (3.8 cm) long, this tiny cephalopod isn’t a strong swimmer. Instead, it spends most of its time in pancake-like flatness on the seafloor, where it probes the sediment to find worms and small invertebrates to eat. It inhabits parts of the Pacific Ocean near Japan and has been spotted at depths of up to 3,609 ft (1,100 m) below the surface. Photo: Totti, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Have you ever seen a flapjack devilfish (Exsuperoteuthis depressa)? Growing up to 1.5 in (3.8 cm) long, this tiny cephalopod isn’t a strong swimmer. Instead, it spends most of its time in pancake-like flatness on the seafloor, where it probes the sediment to find worms and small invertebrates to eat. It inhabits parts of the Pacific Ocean near Japan and has been spotted at depths of up to 3,609 ft (1,100 m) below the surface.
Photo: Totti, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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