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Family: Ocythoidae football octopus



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Northern and Southern Hem
Max. Length 96 cm TL
Ocythoe tuberculata Rafinesque, 1814

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Ocythoe tuberculata
[Football octopod]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ocythoe tuberculata Football octopod Northern and Southern Hem 96 TL 1814



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