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White-V Octopus

Abdopus sp.

Photo by AlbertKang
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Field Notes

Description:

This White-V Octopus or sometimes called Long Arm Octopus has been recorded or documented from Philippines and Indonesia for a long time now but has yet to be described scientifically.

Mostly changing from greying-brownish-white colours and shades in between and their body usually has 'scaly appendages'. This colours give them very good camouflaged among the sandy bottom (Pic#3).

They have very long tentacles, probably one of the reason they are called Long Arm Octopus, which they uses to check on prey (Pic#2) in sandy holes, mostly crustaceans.

Habitat:

They are usually found in sandy bottoms, hiding in sandy holes.

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Comments (2)

Thanks, @TakSALDO for your appreciation :)
What a fascinating photo! Nice spotting!

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