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Pacific Red Octopus

Octopus rubescens

Photo by Ron Caswell
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Much smaller than the Giant Pacific Octopus, this species weighs up to 450 grams. It can be differentiated from small GPO's by the presence of three eyelash-like papillae below the eyes. This spotting looked like a full grown specimen.

Habitat:

The Red Pacific Octopus is native to the North American west coast. This spotting was at Chup Point at the entrance to Alberni Inlet close to Barkley Sound.

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Comments (2)
Mark Ridgway
Super spotting ! Thanks for sharing this Ron.

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Sea life of the Pacific Northwest.
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The Pacific Northwest Bioregion
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Marine Life of British Columbia
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PublishedApril 18, 2013

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