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Octopus

Octopus cyanea

Photo by Allen Hoof
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Field Notes

Description:

Octopus, 2-3 feet long, displaying ability to change color

Habitat:

Near shore tropical waters.

Notes:

Spotted about 80 feet down off of Lahilahi Point, Oahu on sloping rubble bottom below reef shelf. Sometimes classified as Octopus marmoratus. Original media photoprints; prints subsequently scanned and images saved as digital files.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Allen Hoof
Sometimes, their ability betrays them. I've passed over holes where an octopus was hiding, and noticed nothing--until the octopus got excited and changed color from dull gray to bright red. It's a reaction similar to a human blushing with embarrassment. A sudden color change like that attracts attention.
Noe and Pili
It is awesome the ability to camouflage of this guys.

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Global Coral Reef Monitoring
Mission
Underwater Hawai'i
Photographed
PublishedDecember 3, 2011

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