The telescope octopus (''Amphitretus pelagicus'') is a
species of
pelagic octopus
An octopus ( : octopuses or octopodes, see below for variants) is a soft-bodied, eight- limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda (, ). The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttle ...
found in
tropical and
subtropical
The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical zone, geographical and Köppen climate classification, climate zones to the Northern Hemisphere, north and Southern Hemisphere, south of the tropics. Geographically part of the Geographical z ...
regions of the
Indian and
Pacific Oceans.
It is transparent, almost colorless, and has 8 arms, all of the same size.
It is the only octopus to have
tubular eyes, hence the reason it is commonly referred to as telescope octopus.
References
Octopuses
Cephalopods of Oceania
Molluscs of the Pacific Ocean
Molluscs described in 1885
Taxa named by William Evans Hoyle
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