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Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae octopuses

Genus: Thaumoctopus

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Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 48 cm TL
Thaumoctopus mimicusNorman & Hochberg, 2005

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Thaumoctopus mimicus
[Mimic octopus]


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