Telescope octopus
| Telescope octopus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Amphitretidae |
| Genus: | Amphitretus |
| Species: | A. pelagicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Amphitretus pelagicus | |
The telescope octopus (Amphitretus pelagicus) is a species of pelagic octopus found in tropical and subtropical regions of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
It is transparent, almost colorless, and has 8 arms, all of the same size.
It is the only octopus to have , hence the reason it is commonly referred to as telescope octopus.
References[]
- ^ Allcock, L. (2014). "Amphitretus pelagicus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T162899A950548. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T162899A950548.en. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Amphitretus pelagicus Hoyle, 1885". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Octopuses
- Cephalopods of Oceania
- Molluscs of the Pacific Ocean
- Molluscs described in 1885
- Taxa named by William Evans Hoyle
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