What is their common and their Genus species name?
The common name of the Octopus Cyanea, also known as the Blue Octopus, is “Octopodidae”. The Genus species name is “Smoothskin Octopus”. Characteristics
Describe the characteristics of your animal.
The Octopus Cyanea is a marvelous creature. Their color varies, but they are usually a dark color, such as gray or brown. Even though they have a solid color, they have the ability to rapidly change their skin texture and color. The texture of skin changes in correspondence to the texture of the seabed they’re moving across. Their ability to camouflage is outstanding due to the fact that they feed during daylight. They are able to completely make themselves transparent and invisible to their predators. The color of their original skin is outstanding. They are characterized by false eyespots that are dark ovals and fluorescent rings commonly present at the bottom at the base of the tentacles and dark brown coloring at the tips of the arms with two rows of lighter spots. The texture of the skin is very rough, so it can withstand a harsh seabed. Their size grows from a 16-centimeter mantle length to 80 centimeters in length. Because the shape of the Octopus Cyanea varies, so does its appearance. The body of the octopus is bulky and short, running into the arms as if there is no neck. The head is tilted back while the eyes sit forward on a mound on either side of the octopus’s face. The arms are long and thick, and very close together. Depending on the size of the octopus, …show more content…
The Octopus Cyanea can be found in both the Pacific and Indian oceans, starting from Hawaii and stretching all the way to the eastern coast of Africa. One specimen was collected off the edge of Australia by a researcher. The octopus lives in shallow waters in coral reefs. The range of their inhabitants extends from the Red Sea, to Madagascar, to southern Asia.
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