White-V Octopus
Abdopus sp.
13.6884, 120.898
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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