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Opisthoteuthis chathamensis, commonly known as the roughy umbrella octopus, [2] is a species of cirrate octopus restricted to demersal habitats surrounding the Chatham Rise in New Zealand. [ 3 ] Distribution, description & threats
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature is the best known worldwide conservation status listing and ranking system. . Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups set through criteria such as rate of decline, population size, area of geographic distribution, and degree of population and distribution fragmenta
Callistoctopus bunurong, the southern white-spot octopus, is a species of octopus in the family Octopodidae, [2] that can be found in Australia waters at depths of 1 to 130 meters [1] on sandy substrates. [3] It was originally placed in the genus Octopus, having the scientific name Octopus bunurong, but has been moved to the genus ...
Opisthoteuthis mero, commonly known as Mero's umbrella octopus, [3] is a species of cirrate octopus from demersal habitats surrounding New Zealand. O. mero is the most documented New Zealand Opisthoteuthis species, with over 100 reference specimens. [4] O. mero reaches a maximum length of 34 cm (13 in), and a mantle length of 9 cm (3.5 in). [5]
Callistoctopus luteus, the starry night octopus, is a species of octopus within the family Octopodidae. [1] The species is found distributed in the Western Pacific near areas such as the Gulf of Thailand , Taiwan , Vietnam , the Philippines , Indonesia , Japan , Timor , and Hawaii , with the type locality coming from the Pescadore Islands of ...
Facing few threats from humans, the main threats that the octopus faces are from predators such as sharks and predatory cephalopods. Grimpoteuthis boylei have chromatophore cells which allow for them to change colors such as red, white, pink, brown, or camouflage in order to blend into their surroundings and avoid predators.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bipartisan bill Friday making it a crime to farm octopuses for human consumption in California.. The new law makes it illegal to raise and breed octopuses in state ...
Amphioctopus marginatus is a species of octopus located in the family Octopodidae, genus Amphioctopus. The species was first described in 1964 by Japanese malacologist Iwao Taki as Octopus marginatus, and synonymously as Amphioctopus marginatus. In 1976, Z. Dong named the species Octopus striolatus but this name was not recognized as ...