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{{Short description|Species of octopus}} |
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| status = LC |
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| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{Cite journal | author = Allcock, L. | author-link = Louise Allcock | title = ''Amphitretus pelagicus'' | journal = [[The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]] | volume = 2014 | page = e.T162899A950548 | publisher = [[IUCN]] | date = 2014 | url = http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/162899/0 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T162899A950548.en | access-date = 23 December 2017}}</ref> |
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{Cite journal | author = Allcock, L. | author-link = Louise Allcock | title = ''Amphitretus pelagicus'' | journal = [[The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]] | volume = 2014 | page = e.T162899A950548 | publisher = [[IUCN]] | date = 2014 | url = http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/162899/0 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T162899A950548.en | access-date = 23 December 2017| doi-access = free }}</ref> |
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| image = Amphitretus.jpg |
| image = Amphitretus.jpg |
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| taxon = Amphitretus pelagicus |
| taxon = Amphitretus pelagicus |
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The '''telescope octopus''' (''Amphitretus pelagicus'') is a [[species]] of [[pelagic]] [[octopus]] found in [[Tropics|tropical]] and [[Subtropics|subtropical]] regions of the [[Indian Ocean|Indian]] and [[Pacific Ocean]]s. |
The '''telescope octopus''' (''Amphitretus pelagicus'') is a [[species]] of [[pelagic]] [[octopus]] found in [[Tropics|tropical]] and [[Subtropics|subtropical]] regions of the [[Indian Ocean|Indian]] and [[Pacific Ocean]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telescope Octopus (Amphitretus pelagicus) Dimensions & Drawings {{!}} Dimensions.com |url=https://www.dimensions.com/element/telescope-octopus-amphitretus-pelagicus |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=www.dimensions.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Amphitretus |url=http://tolweb.org/Amphitretus/20191/ |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=tolweb.org}}</ref> |
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It is transparent, almost colorless, and has 8 arms, all of the same size. |
It is transparent, almost colorless, and has 8 arms, all of the same size. |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Amphitretidae |
| Genus: | Amphitretus |
| Species: | A. pelagicus
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| Amphitretus pelagicus | |
The telescope octopus (Amphitretus pelagicus) is a species of pelagic octopus found in tropical and subtropical regions of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[3][4]
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[edit]
- ^ Allcock, L. (2014). "Amphitretus pelagicus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T162899A950548. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T162899A950548.en. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Amphitretus pelagicus Hoyle, 1885". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Telescope Octopus (Amphitretus pelagicus) Dimensions & Drawings | Dimensions.com". www.dimensions.com. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "Amphitretus". tolweb.org. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
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