Telescope octopus

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{{Taxobox | name = Telescope Octopus | image = Amphitretus.jpg | regnum = [[give me a break)} | phylum = Mollusca | classis = Cephalopoda | ordo = Octopoda | familia = Amphitretidae | genus = Amphitretus | species = A. pelagicus | binomial = Amphitretus pelagicus | binomial_authority = Hoyle, 1885 }}

The Telescope Octopus (Amphitretus pelagicus) is a species of pelagic octopus found in tropical regions of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is transparent, almost colorless and has 8 arms. It is the only octopus to have tubular eyes, hence its common name.