Atlantic Longarm Octopus
Macrotritopus defilippi
The Atlantic longarm octopus (Macrotritopus defilippi) is a small- sized octopus (mantle length or ML < 60 mm), slender-bodied, with long, tendril-like arms that extend three to eight times its mantle length, and is a sand-dwelling species notable for its burrowing behavior and mimicry while swimming (Guerrero-Kommritz & Rodriguez-Bermudez, 2019; Hanlon et al., 2010).
Species Traits
- Size
- Small
- Mantle length
- < 60 mm
- Avg. lifespan
- 1 year
- Habitat
- rock
- Diet
- crustaceans, molluscs
- Coloration
- variable, mottled grey/brown
Citizen Observations
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