• Source: Octopus vitiensis

Octopus vitiensis, or the bighead octopus, is a species of octopus provisionally placed in the genus Octopus. It was described by William Evans Hoyle in 1885 based on a specimen found in reefs in Kandavu, Fiji during a voyage of HMS Challenger.




Description


O. vitiensis is maroon to dark purple-black in color. It has large eyes, a broad head, and arms of moderate length. The species is described as robust and muscular with scattered warts on the skin. O. vitiensis is small, and has a mantle length of up to 60 millimeters and a total length of up to 250 millimeters.




Distribution


O. vitiensis is tropical, found in Fiji, Tonga, and Papua New Guinea; and benthic, found at depths of zero to 20 meters.




Life cycle


O. vitiensis lays eggs two millimeters in length.




References

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• Octopus (genus)
• Octopus vitiensis
• Octopus (genus)
• William Evans Hoyle
• Nautilus
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• List of data deficient invertebrates