Opisthoteuthis albatrossi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Octopoda |
Family: | Opisthoteuthidae |
Genus: | Opisthoteuthis |
Species: | O. albatrossi
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Binomial name | |
Opisthoteuthis albatrossi (Sasaki, 1920)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Opisthoteuthis albatrossi (common name in Japanese: オオクラゲダコ [2]) is a cirrate octopus originally found off Kinkasan in Japan. [3] This species was described from only four specimens. It is similar to Opisthoteuthis californiana; [4] the two may be the same species. [3] It is also similar to Opisthoteuthis japonica. [5]
O. albatrossi lives in the North Pacific, from Japanese waters to the Sea of Okhotsk. [6] It exists at recorded depths of 486 to 1,679 m (0.3 to 1.0 mi) below the surface. [7]
Opisthoteuthis albatrossi is a small octopus; its total length is 15 to 20 cm (6 to 8 in). [6] Each arm has more than 80 suckers, and males have some very enlarged suckers, typical to opisthoteuthids. Like other cirrate octopuses, it has a thick, fleshy web connecting its arms; a small internal shell to support its body; and cirri on its arms. [3]