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Seven-arm octopus

Haliphron atlanticus

Classification

The seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus), also known as the blob octopus or sometimes called septopus, is one of the two largest known species of octopus; the largest specimen ever discovered had an estimated total length of 3. 5 m (11 ft) and mass of 75 kg (165 lb). The only other similarly large extant species is the giant Pacific octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini.

Distribution

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Portugal · 148Ireland · 4Norway · 2Canada · 1United States of America · 1