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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 833 | Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes 2004 Invertebrate Zoology. A functional evolutionary approach. 7th Ed. Brooks/Cole, Thomson Learning learning, Inc. 990 p. | 2004 | Octopus harpedon | --> |
| 127697 |
IUCN 2022 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. |
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| 130435 | IUCN 2025 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ | 2025 | Octopus harpedon | ver.2025-1 |