pale octopus (Octopus pallidus)

pale octopus (Octopus pallidus)

Octopus pallidus
Date 1886
Source Report on the Cephalopoda collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 Hoyle, William Evans, 1855-1926
Author A Pollock
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Octopus_pallidus.jpg

Octopus pallidus, the pale octopus, is a species of octopus found in the Southwest Pacific. Immediately after it hatches it will begin foraging, primarily on bivalves. At night it will hide within rubble to surprise prey. They have been able to distinguish vertical/horizontal rectangles and gradients from each other and uniform grey.

Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Genus: Octopus
Species: Octopus pallidus Hoyle, 1885


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Description		pale octopus (Octopus pallidus) Octopus pallidus Date 1886 Source Report on the Cephalopoda collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 Hoyle, William Evans, 1855-1926 Author A Pollock Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Octopus_pallidus.jpg Octopus pallidus, the pale octopus, is a species of octopus found in the Southwest Pacific. Immediately after it hatches it will begin foraging, primarily on bivalves. At night it will hide within rubble to surprise prey. They have been able to distinguish vertical/horizontal rectangles and gradients from each other and uniform grey. Order: Octopoda Family: Octopodidae Genus: Octopus Species: Octopus pallidus Hoyle, 1885

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