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The cirrate species are often free-swimming and live in deep-water habitats. [38] Although several species are known to live at bathyal and abyssal depths, there is only a single indisputable record of an octopus in the hadal zone; a species of Grimpoteuthis (dumbo octopus) photographed at 6,957 m (22,825 ft). [78]
A female can lay up to 500 eggs; clusters of eggs are joined by special stalks. The female then sits with her eggs until they are ready to hatch. If any creature comes near the eggs, the female will attack it, though if it kills the creature, will not eat it. The eggs take 50 to 80 days to hatch, but will hatch more quickly in warmer waters.
The eggs of Pinnoctopus cordifomis are of intermediate size (6.43 ± 0.21 mm L; 1.45 ± 0.11 mm W; 6.41 ± 0.52 mg TW) the yolk can be seen through the wall of the egg and represents approximately 57% of the eggs size, they are pear-shaped. Once the eggs are hatched paralarvae are released which survive without intervention for the duration of ...
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Researchers have documented an active octopus nursery, where hundreds of the deep-sea creatures cluster together to brood their eggs. Rare octopus discovery made 2 miles below the ocean surface ...
Annual global demand for octopus more than doubled from 1980 to 2019, from roughly 180,000 to about 370,000 tons. [2] The supply of octopus has been constrained by overfishing in many key fisheries [3] and proponents of farming suggest human-induced culturing could help restock natural populations. [4]
Researchers believe the shorter brooding period near warm hydrothermal springs increases a hatchling octopus’ odds for survival. Mystery of octopus garden in ocean’s midnight zone solved by ...