| Sex | Male Holotype | Female Paratype |
| Total length | 156 | 134 |
| Mantle length | 35 | 43.2 |
| Mantle width | 26.5 | 28 |
| Head width | 26.5 | 28 |
| Fin length | 50.8 | 46 |
| Fin width | 11 | 17.5 |
| Arm I, length (right/left) | 117/118 | 100/97 |
| Arm II, length | 108/113 | 79/103 |
| Arm III, length | 95/107 | 91/92 |
| Arm IV, length | 109/104 | 82/96 |
| Max. cirrus length | 2.0-3.5 | 2.0-2.2 |
| Gill lamellae | 7 | 7 |
| Arm I, sucker counts | 52/56 | 51/52 |
| Arm II, sucker counts | 50/58 | 55/52 |
| Arm III, sucker counts | 62/60 | 54/55 |
| Arm IV, sucker counts | 59/55 | 55/54 |
| Max. sucker diameter | 2.2-2.9 | 1.9-2.0 |
| Eye diameter | 17.5 | 13.9 |
| Web length, sector A | 70 | 54 |
| Web length, sector B | 48/43 | 41/55 |
| Web length, sector C | 25/38 | 43/47 |
| Web length, sector D | 38/41 | 41/48 |
| Web length, sector E | 46 | 49 |
Grimpoteuthis innominata: Measurements and Counts
Steve O'Shea, Richard E. Young, and Michael VecchioneReferences
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
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