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American zoologist G. H. Parker found that the largest suckers on a giant Pacific octopus are about 6.4 cm (2.5 in) and can support 16 kg (35 lb) each. [3] The only other possible contender for the largest species of octopus is the seven-arm octopus ( Haliphron atlanticus ), based on a 61-kilogram (134-pound), incomplete carcass estimated to ...
Enteroctopus zealandicus has the distinctive characteristics of the genus Enteroctopus, including longitudinal folds on the body and large paddle-like papillae. E. zealandicus is a large octopus, reaching a total length of at least 1.4 metres (4 ft 7 in), [1] though few whole samples have been collected and this is only a guide.
The hectocotylus of the males in this genus, found on the third right arm, is long and narrow in comparison with other genera in the family Octopodidae, often comprising one-fifth the length of the arm. Octopuses in this genus have large, paddle-like papillae instead of the more conical papillae in other octopus genera. [3] [4]
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Chalupa, the Milwaukee County Zoo's female giant Pacific octopus, was humanely euthanized on Jan. 25.. According to a statement from the zoo, staff had noticed last August that Chalupa had laid ...
Macroctopus maorum is a large octopus and it is regularly described as a ‘robust’ species, it is a member of the Octopus macropus species complex. The morphological traits characteristic of this complex are a high number of gill lamellae, a robust conical copulatory organ and arms of varying length with long unequal dorsal arms generally four to six times longer than the mantle.
The fish range in size from about 3.83 inches to about 4.86 inches long, the study said. They were collected from between approximately 630 feet underwater to about 985 feet underwater.
The larger Pacific striped octopus (LPSO), or Harlequin octopus, is a species of octopus known for its intelligence and gregarious nature. [1] The species was first documented in the 1970s and, being fairly new to scientific observation, has yet to be scientifically described. Because of this, LPSO has no official scientific name.