This octopus is so cute, scientists hope to name it 'adorabilis'

Off the coast of California, nearly 200 fathoms below the surface of the Monterey Bay, researchers have made an incredibly cute discovery.

It's a new species of octopus that is so cute, researchers are hoping to call it Opistoteuthis adorabilis. (Get it? Adorab-ilis?) And we can see why. The tiny animal has eight super-small tentacles, a pinkish hue and the cutest ears to be found in the depths of the sea.

While only 12 of the species has been discovered, one currently resides in a specially-built tank at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). The classifying process is long and complicated, but we think the nod to "adorable" is pretty perfect.