What appears to be a half-squid, half-octopus specimen found off Keahole Point on the Big Island remains unidentified today and could possibly be a new species, said local biologists.
The specimen was found caught in a filter in one of Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority's deep-sea water pipelines last week. The pipeline, which runs 3,000 feet deep, sucks up cold, deep-sea water for the tenants of the natural energy lab.
"When we first saw it, I was really delighted because it was new and alive," said Jan War, operations manager at NELHA. "I've never seen anything like that."
War, who termed the specimen "octosquid" for the way it looked, said it was about a foot long, with white suction cups, eight tentacles and an octopus head with a squidlike mantle.
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Looks like we'll be closing... (Below threshold)1. Posted by taz | July 6, 2007 7:57 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Looks like we'll be closing the Natural Energy Laboratory, because a new and Endangered Species has been found.
1. Posted by taz | July 6, 2007 7:57 PM |
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Posted on July 6, 2007 19:57
2. Posted by Stevie the K | July 8, 2007 2:51 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Where's the three-eyed fish?
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Posted on July 8, 2007 14:51