Octopus wolfi

Octopus wolfi

Star-sucker pygmy octopus

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Octopus wolfi

Octopus wolfi, the star-sucker pygmy octopus, is the smallest known octopus. It is found in fairly shallow waters in the western Pacific. It is characterised by a pattern of "papillate fringes" around the edge of the suckers near the arm tip.

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Its length is less than 2.5 cm (1 in) and it weighs less than 1 g (0.04 oz). It is found in the western Pacific Ocean at depths between 10 and 100 ft (3 and 30 m).

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1. Octopus wolfi Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_wolfi
2. Octopus wolfi on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/162989/962316

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