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Giant Pacific Octopus
Enteroctopus dofleini
55.2736, -131.586
Field Notes
Description:
Young Giant Pacific Octopus captured in a crab trap while dining on crabs. The eye of the octopus is concentrating on a crab that is in the lower left of the picture.The octopus length is approximately 6 feet from mantel to tip of tentacles. Adults generally attain a length of about 23 feet.
Habitat:
This octopus lives in the coastal waters within the protected tribal waters of the Annette Island Reserve. The Reserve is a part of the Metlakatla Indian Community, the only Indian Reservation in the state of Alaska.
Notes:
The octopus was returned to waters of the protected reserve.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJuly 14, 2013
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