Big Blue Octopus
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 The common name of this species is misleading, as O. cyanea can change colour by chromatic response.
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The Big Blue Octopus (Octopus cyanea), also known as the Day Octopus and Cyane's Octopus, is an octopus in the family Octopodidae. It occurs in both the Pacific and Indian Oceans, from Hawaii to the eastern coast of Africa.[1]
O. cyanea grows to 16 cm in mantle length with arms to at least 80 cm.[1]
The type specimen was collected off Australia and is deposited at The Natural History Museum in London.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Norman, M.D. 2000. Cephalopods: A World Guide. ConchBooks.
- ^ Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda
