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While ''C. hochbergi'' is not used by humans, it's often taken as [[bycatch]]. One of the greatest threats to the species is [[trawling]], which damages its habitat. There are an estimated 250 to 1,000 mature individuals. ''C. hochbergi's'' population is currently decreasing,<ref name="IUCN">{{cite journal|last1=Lyons|first1=G|last2=Allcock|first2=L|title=Cirroctopus hochbergi|journal=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species|date=2014|page=e.T163337A999635|url= |
While ''C. hochbergi'' is not used by humans, it's often taken as [[bycatch]]. One of the greatest threats to the species is [[trawling]], which damages its habitat. There are an estimated 250 to 1,000 mature individuals. ''C. hochbergi's'' population is currently decreasing,<ref name="IUCN">{{cite journal|last1=Lyons|first1=G|last2=Allcock|first2=L|title=Cirroctopus hochbergi|journal=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species|date=2014|page=e.T163337A999635|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/163337/999635|accessdate=18 March 2018}}</ref> and it may be locally extinct in areas where it once was common.<ref name="NABIS"/> |
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Like other cirrates, it has a long lifespan and grows slowly, which could make it hard for the species to recover from declines in the population.<ref name="IUCN"/> |
Like other cirrates, it has a long lifespan and grows slowly, which could make it hard for the species to recover from declines in the population.<ref name="IUCN"/> |
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Revision as of 16:23, 24 July 2019
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Cirroctopodidae |
| Genus: | Cirroctopus |
| Species: | C. hochbergi
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Cirroctopus hochbergi is a cirrate octopus living between 800 and 1,070 meters deep off the coast of New Zealand. The species is known from 48 specimens.[3] It is most similar to its sister taxon, Cirroctopus mawsoni;[1] however, C. mawsoni's ventral pigmentation is lighter, and the two species have been found in very different areas (C. mawsoni is only known in waters near Antarctica).[3][4]
This octopus lives near cold seeps and seamounts.[4] It is theorized that it and all other cirrate octopuses live in the demersal zone.[1]
Threats
While C. hochbergi is not used by humans, it's often taken as bycatch. One of the greatest threats to the species is trawling, which damages its habitat. There are an estimated 250 to 1,000 mature individuals. C. hochbergi's population is currently decreasing,[1] and it may be locally extinct in areas where it once was common.[4]
Like other cirrates, it has a long lifespan and grows slowly, which could make it hard for the species to recover from declines in the population.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Lyons, G; Allcock, L (2014). "Cirroctopus hochbergi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T163337A999635. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ van der Land, Jacob; Bouchet, Philippe. "Cirroctopus hochbergi". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ a b Young, Richard; Vecchione, Michael; O'Shea, Steve. "Cirroctopus hochbergi". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Annual distribution of the four-blotched umbrella octopus lineage" (PDF). National Aquatic Biodiversity Information System. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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