Macrotritopus defilippi (Vérany, 1851) (synonym: Octopus defilippi Vérany, 1851)
Date 1896
Source I Cefalopodi viventi nel Golfo di Napoli (sistematica) : monografia https://archive.org/details/icefalopodiviven00jatt
Author Comingio Merculiano in Jatta Giuseppe
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Octopus_defilippi.jpg

The Lilliput longarm octopus or the Atlantic longarm octopus (Macrotritopus defilippi) is a small species of octopus, a marine cephalopod mollusc of the order Octopoda.This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean. Its typical habitat is shallow sandy areas.

Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Genus: Macrotritopus
Species: Macrotritopus defilippi (Vérany, 1851)
Synonyms

Macrotritopus danaRobson, 1929
Macrotritopus danaeJoubin & Robson, 1929
Macrotritopus kempi Robson, 1929
Macrotritopus scorpio(Berry, 1920)
Octopus dana Robson, 1929
Octopus defilippi Vérany, 1851
Octopus equivocus Robson, 1929
Octopus kempi Robson, 1929
Octopus scorpio (Berry, 1920)
Polypus scorpio Berry, 1920