Midget Octopus
SKU 294361 Categories Coastal life, 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: | 29461 |
Common Name: | Midget Octopus |
Scientific Name: | Octopus huttoni |
Description: | The midget octopus, Octopus huttoni, is common on the shelf and upper continental slope around New Zealand. It has a very painful bite and has a reputation for being quite aggressive for its size. |
Location: | Otago shelf, 100 metres deep |
Keywords: | Midget octopus, Octopus huttoni, New Zealand, eye, Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Coleoidea, Octopoda, Octopodidae, camouflage |
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