| Total length | 305 |
| Mantle length | 75 |
| Mantle width | 72 |
| Fin length | 63 |
| Fin width | 24 |
| Arm I, length (right/left) | 200/215 |
| Arm II, length | 190/189 |
| Arm III, length | 172/173 |
| Arm IV, length | 161/ - |
| Web sector A, length | 145 |
| Web sector B, length | 131/130 |
| Web sector C, length | 95/106 |
| Web sector D, length | 75/87 |
| Web sector E, length | 65 |
| Arm I, sucker count | 77/74 |
| Arm II, sucker count | 75/72 |
| Arm III, sucker count | 74/70 |
| Arm IV, sucker count | 70/ - |
| Max. cirrus length, Arm I | 7.4 |
| Max. cirrus length, Arms II-IV | 6.0 |
| Sucker diam., Arm I | 3.0/2.8 |
| Sucker diam., Arms II-IV | 2.8/2.5 |
| Gill lamellae (total) | 8 |
Grimpoteuthis abyssicola: Measurements and Counts
Steve O'Shea and Richard E. YoungReferences
O'Shea, Steve. 1999. The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Octopoda (Mollusca: Cephalopoda). NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 112: 280pp.
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Oceanic Sciences Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
Richard E. Young
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA
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