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Family: Bolitaenidae pelagic octopods



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7 species (see list below)
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Bolitaena massyae
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Bolitaena microcotyla
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Max. Length 11.5 cm ML
 
Bolitaena pygmaea
[Pygmy pelagic octopod]
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Dorsopsis taningi
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Eledonella sheardi
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Max. Length 16 cm TL
 
Japetella diaphana
[Diaphanous pelagic octopod]
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Japetella heathi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bolitaena massyae Atlantic Ocean 1924
Bolitaena microcotyla Southwest Pacific and Atl 1886
Bolitaena pygmaea Pygmy pelagic octopod Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 11.5 ML 1884
Dorsopsis taningi Atlantic Ocean. 1949
Eledonella sheardi Western Pacific. 1945
Japetella diaphana Diaphanous pelagic octopod Worldwide in tropical and 16 TL 1885
Japetella heathi Eastern Pacific. 1911



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