Octopus vitiensis
Species of octopus
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Octopus vitiensis, or the bighead octopus,[2] is a species of octopus[3] provisionally placed in the genus Octopus.[4] It was described by William Evans Hoyle in 1885[5] based on a specimen found in reefs in Kandavu, Fiji[4] during a voyage of HMS Challenger.[6]
| Octopus vitiensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Genus: | Octopus |
| Species: | O. vitiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Octopus vitiensis Hoyle, 1885 | |
Description
O. vitiensis is maroon to dark purple-black in color.[7] It has large eyes, a broad head, and arms of moderate length.[8] The species is described as robust[7] and muscular[8] with scattered warts on the skin.[6] O. vitiensis is small,[9] and has a mantle length of up to 60 millimeters and a total length of up to 250 millimeters.[4]
Distribution
Life cycle
O. vitiensis lays eggs two millimeters in length.[11]
