Telescope octopus

Species of octopus

Telescope octopus

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Cephalopoda
Order:  | Octopoda
Family:  | Amphitretidae
Genus:  | Amphitretus
Species:  |

A. pelagicus

Binomial name
Amphitretus pelagicus

Hoyle, 1885[2]

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, which is the reason it is commonly referred to as telescope octopus.

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Amphitretus pelagicus Hoyle, 1885". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
3. ^ "Telescope Octopus (Amphitretus pelagicus) Dimensions & Drawings | Dimensions.com". www.dimensions.com. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
4. ^ "Amphitretus". tolweb.org. Retrieved 2022-10-30.

Taxon identifiers

Amphitretus pelagicus|

* Wikidata: Q2419548
* ADW: Amphitretus_pelagicus
* AFD: Amphitretus_pelagicus
* BioLib: 135048
* BOLD: 32358
* CoL: D6BV
* EoL: 590950
* GBIF: 5189592
* iNaturalist: 328454
* IRMNG: 10212114
* ITIS: 557221
* IUCN: 162899
* NCBI: 168639
* NZOR: fdeacb8f-9e2c-49cd-b951-3965777c5da8
* OBIS: 342272
* SeaLifeBase: 58001
* WoRMS: 342272

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