Species Identification

Species Identification

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Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae octopuses

Genus: Bathypolypus

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Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris

Bathypolypus arcticus
[North Atlantic octopus]

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Max. Length 20 cm TL

Bathypolypus bairdii
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Max. Length 10 cm ML

Bathypolypus ergasticus
[Fischers' bathyal octopus]

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Bathypolypus faeroensis
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Max. Length 15 cm TL

Bathypolypus pugniger
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Bathypolypus rubrostictus
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Bathypolypus salebrosus
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Bathypolypus sponsalis
[Globose octopus]

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Max. Length 8 cm ML

Bathypolypus valdiviae
[Valdivia bathyal octopus]

Scientific Name Bathypolypus arcticus Bathypolypus bairdii Bathypolypus ergasticus Bathypolypus faeroensis Bathypolypus pugniger Bathypolypus rubrostictus Bathypolypus salebrosus Bathypolypus sponsalis Bathypolypus valdiviae	English Name Fischers' bathyal octopus Globose octopus North Atlantic octopus Valdivia bathyal octopus	Distribution Atlantic Ocean and the Ar Eastern Atlantic. Eastern Atlantic and the Northeast Atlantic. Northern Atlantic and the Northwest Pacific Northwest Pacific. Southeast Atlantic and We	Max. Length 8 ML 10 ML 15 TL 20 TL	Year 1847 1892 1909 1915 1920 2002 2008

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