Emperor Nautilus

Nautilus pompilius

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 0–750 m
• Max size: 22.2 cm

The emperor nautilus drifts over reef slopes and steep drop offs inside a coiled, chambered shell it pumps with gas to control its buoyancy. It rises into shallower water at night to hunt and scavenge, sinking back toward 750 metres by day.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Cephalopoda › Nautilida › Nautilidae › Nautilus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 216384.