Cirroctopus
Genus of octopuses
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Cirroctopus is a genus of four species of octopuses within the monotypic family Cirroctopodidae. Members of this genus have larger fins than other cirrate octopuses, and tend to be more muscular.[2] They are found in the southern hemisphere, where they live at depths of over 300m.[3]
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| Cirroctopus | |
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| Preserved octopus of genus Cirroctopus found near the Antarctic Peninsula | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Suborder: | Cirrata |
| Family: | Cirroctopodidae Collins & Villenueva, 2006 |
| Genus: | Cirroctopus Naef, 1923[1] |
| Type species | |
| Cirroctopus mawsoni (Berry, 1917) | |
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