Finned octopus beak
SKU 29426 Categories Deep-sea Invertebrates, Octopus and Squid Tags blue, Comb jelly, Ctenophora, Cydippida, New Zealand, plankton, Pleurobranchiidae, Pleurochachia pileus, predator, sea gooseberry, tentacles, Tentaculata, transparent
Image ID: | 29426 |
Common Name: | Finned octopus beak |
Scientific Name: | Octopoteuthis |
Description: | The sharp beak of the large deep-sea squid Octopoteuthis. Not unlike that of a parrot, it is used to slice prey into bite-sized chunks. |
Location: | Deep sea off New Zealand |
Keywords: | Octopoteuthis, deep-sea squid, beak, predator, New Zealand, Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Coleoidea, Teuthida, Octopoteuthidae |
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