Octopus pallidus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Octopoda |
Family: | Octopodidae |
Genus: | Octopus |
Species: | O. pallidus
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Binomial name | |
Octopus pallidus Hoyle, 1885
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Octopus pallidus, the pale octopus, is a species of octopus in Oceania.[1]
Immediately after hatching, the pale octopus forages, primarily on bivalves. At night it hides in rubble to surprise prey.[1] Female maturation is dependent on age as well as season.[2] Both sexes can distinguish vertical from horizontal rectangles, and gradient greys from each other and uniform grey.[3]
This species has been studied by scientists trying to determine octopus ages by stylets and pigment.[4][5]