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Bock's Pygmy Octopus
Octopus bocki
Octopus bocki is a species of octopus, which has been located near south Pacific islands such as Fiji, the Philippines, and Moorea and can be found hiding in coral rubble. They can also be referred to as the Bock's pygmy octopus. They are nocturnal and use camouflage as their primary defense against predators as well as to ambush their prey. Their typical prey are crustaceans, crabs, shrimp, and small fish and they can grow to be up to 10cm in size.
From the article Octopus bocki on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
What it does
Octopus bocki show sexual dimorphism where females are larger than males. They are gonochoristic and exhibit internal fertilization through the male's hectocotylus, a modified arm that transfers spermatophores to the female's mantle cavity. The larvae then produced are planktonic and grow into benthic adults. The adults reproduce year-round and exhibit a life cycle with a juvenile, sub-adult, and adult stage.
Wikipedia: “Sex characteristics and reproduction”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 699855.