Octopus maorum

2 Maori Octopus at Merimbula, NSW

Octopus maorum at Merimbula, NSW - 15 Oct 2017 11:18 AM
Octopus maorum at Merimbula, NSW - 15 Oct 2017 11:18 AM
Octopus maorum at Merimbula, NSW - 15 Oct 2017 11:18 AM
Octopus maorum at Merimbula, NSW - 15 Oct 2017 11:18 AM
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Identification history

Octopus tetricus 6 Mar 2025 Jimbobo
Octopus maorum 21 Jan 2018 MandyReid
Octopus maorum 20 Jan 2018 Jennyncmg
Octopus sp. 19 Jan 2018 rickcarey

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A very large octopus, giving me a great display, about the size of a medium dog

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Jimbobo wrote:
   6 Mar 2025
Here's a journal I posted on iNat to assist with picking apart the 2 species- https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/journal/jimbobo

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