Species Identification

Species Identification

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Family: Eledonidae

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Max. Length 9.5 cm ML

Eledone caparti
[Tropical octopus]

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Eledone cirrhosa
[Horned octopus]

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Max. Length 6.5 cm ML

Eledone gaucha
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Eledone massyae
[Combed octopus]

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Eledone microsicya
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Eledone moschata
[Musky octopus]

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Max. Length 3 cm DL

Eledone nigra
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Eledone palari
[Spongetip octopus]

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Max. Length 50 cm TL

Eledone schultzei
[Brush-tip octopod]

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Eledone thysanophora
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Scientific Name Eledone caparti Eledone cirrhosa Eledone gaucha Eledone massyae Eledone microsicya Eledone moschata Eledone nigra Eledone palari Eledone schultzei Eledone thysanophora	English Name Brush-tip octopod Combed octopus Horned octopus Musky octopus Spongetip octopus Tropical octopus	Distribution Atlantic Ocean and the Me Eastern Atlantic Northeast Atlantic and th South Africa. Southeast Atlantic Southwest Africa. Southwest Atlantic Western Indian Ocean. Western Pacific	Max. Length 3 DL 6.5 ML 9 ML 9.5 ML 18 TL 19.4 ML 50 TL 55 TL	Year 1798 1884 1910 1950 1962 1964 1988 1992

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