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Most young octopuses hatch as paralarvae, [73] Octopus larave in particular are planktonic for weeks or months. Octopus larave feed on shrimps, isopods and amphipods, eventually settling on the ocean floor and developing into adults. [81] Octopus species that produce larger eggs instead hatch as benthic animals similar to the adults.
The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is a mollusk belonging to the class Cephalopoda. Octopus vulgaris is one of the most studied of all octopus species, and also one of the most intelligent. It ranges from the eastern Atlantic, extends from the Mediterranean Sea , Black sea and the southern coast of England , to the southern coast of South ...
Octopus at Tsukiji fish market Fishermen hunting octopus. People of several cultures eat octopus. The arms and sometimes other body parts are prepared in various ways, often varying by species and/or geography. Octopuses are sometimes eaten or prepared alive, a practice that is controversial due to scientific evidence that octopuses experience ...
Scavengers and other organisms often attempt to eat octopus eggs, even when the female is present to protect them. Giant Pacific octopus paralarvae are preyed upon by many other zooplankton and filter feeders. Marine mammals, such as harbor seals, sea otters, and sperm whales depend upon the giant Pacific octopus as a source of food.
Since these octopuses do not live for long, they mature rapidly and can hunt for food to feed themselves right after hatching. [8] Hatchlings feed on amphipods or mysid shrimp. [9] [10] As they grow, the list of what they eat grows with them. California two-spot octopuses eat anything they can find, like fish and crustaceans.
The common octopus is easily adapted to captive conditions and has a rapid growth rate of 5% body weight per day. [21] It also has a high feed conversion rate with 30–60% of ingested food being incorporated in its own weight, [23] [24] and a high fecundity of 100,000–500,000 eggs per female. [23]
So, their diet primarily consists of fish, squid, octopus, crustaceans, and carrion, which is the flesh of dead creatures. Parents survive by taking turns foraging for food and feeding their young.
The Atlantic pygmy octopus (Octopus joubini), also known as the small-egg Caribbean pygmy octopus, is a small species of octopus in the order Octopoda.Fully grown, this cephalopod reaches a mantle length of 4.5 cm (1.8 inches) with arms up to 9 cm (3.5 inches) long. [2]