Bathypolypus arcticus

Bathypolypus arcticus
	Dorsal view
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Octopoda
Family:	Bathypolypodidae
Genus:	Bathypolypus
Species:	B. arcticus
Binomial name
	Bathypolypus arcticus; (Prosch, 1847)
Synonyms
	Sepia groenlandica Dewhurst, 1834; Bathypolypus lentus (Verrill, 1880); Bathylpous obesus (Verrill, 1880); Octopus arcticus Prosch, 1847; Octopus bairdii Verrill, 1873; Octopus lentus Verrill, 1880; Octopus obesus Verrill, 1880; Polypus arcticus (Prosch, 1847);

Bathypolypus arcticus, the North Atlantic octopus, deep sea octopus or spoonarm octopus is a small species of demersal octopus of the North Atlantic. It is usually found at depths of 200 to 600 m (660–1,970 ft) where the temperature is between 2 and 6 °C (36–43 °F).