Marine Invertebrates
Sea Shells, Sea Slugs, Octopuses & allies (Mollusca)
Octopuses, Squids (Cephalopoda)

Octopuses, Squids (Cephalopoda)

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Octopuses, Squids (Cephalopoda)

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Jennyncmg wrote:
3 Jan 2025
I chose O.tetricus because the undersides of its arms appear to be orange-red.
Octopus tetricus
NathanaelC wrote:
2 Jan 2024
Does this video help? https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1jNh0iPq0h/?igsh=MTJlamFldW96aTd5bA==
Octopus tetricus
Jennyncmg wrote:
2 Jan 2024
I can't tell from the photo but if the suckers were orange=pink colour it was probably O.tetricus, Gloomy or Sydney Octopus
Octopus tetricus
MatthewFrawley wrote:
30 May 2023
How good is this!
Octopus australis
Jennyncmg wrote:
2 Aug 2020
It looks like a Gloomy Octopus from the colouring
Octopus tetricus

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