Night Octopuses

Pinnoctopus rapanui

Classification

Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae

Pinnoctopus rapanui, or the rapanui octopus, is the only endemic octopus species in Rapa Nui (or Easter Island). It was first described by Gilbert L. Voss in 1979 as Octopus rapanui.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Chile · 1

Sources and credits

DescriptionPinnoctopus rapanui, Wikipedia contributors

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