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Field Notes

Description:

Small octopus (?) found in shallow waters (4m) on sandy ground during a night dive.

Species ID Suggestions

Baby cuttlefish

Sepiida

Reference Link
ChrisP
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Comments (4)
ChrisP
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuttlefish alternatively a cuttlefish, more likely
ChrisP
I believe it to be a baby squid...saw some off Tulamben in Bali..I will post my spotting..a dark blue one also on a night dive. It was burying itself into the volcanic ash.
Blogie
So strange! It does resemble an octopus...

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Romblon Marine Biodiversity
Mission
Mollusca

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PublishedJune 30, 2012

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