| Opisthoteuthis albatrossi | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Opisthoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Opisthoteuthis |
| Species: | O. albatrossi |
| Binomial name | |
| Opisthoteuthis albatrossi (Sasaki, 1920) | |
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Opisthoteuthis albatrossi (common name in Japanese: オオクラゲダコ) is a cirrate octopus originally found off Kinkasan in Japan. This species was described from only four specimens. It is similar to Opisthoteuthis californiana; the two may be the same species. It is also similar to Opisthoteuthis japonica.
O. albatrossi lives in the North Pacific, from Japanese waters to the Sea of Okhotsk. It exists at recorded depths of 486 to 1,679 m (0.3 to 1.0 mi) below the surface.
Description
Opisthoteuthis albatrossi is a small octopus; its total length is 15 to 20 cm (6 to 8 in). Each arm has more than 80 suckers, and males have some very enlarged suckers, typical to opisthoteuthids. Like other cirrate octopuses, it has a thick, fleshy web connecting its arms; a small internal shell to support its body; and cirri on its arms.
References
- Allcock, L; Lyons, G (2014). "Opisthoteuthis albatrossi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T163404A1005379.en.
- ^ "Opisthoteuthis albatrossi (Sasaki, 1920)". World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Vecchione, Michael; Young, Richard E. (2003). "Opisthoteuthis albatrossi". Tree of Life Web Project.
- Pereyra, Walter T. (1965). "New Records and Observations on the Flapjack Devilfish, Opisthoteuthis californiana Berry". Pacific Science. 19: 429.
- Jereb, P. (2005). Cephalopods of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cephalopod Species Known to Date · Volume 3. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 256. ISBN 9789251079898.
- ^ Jereb, P. (2005). Cephalopods of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cephalopod Species Known to Date · Volume 3. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 254. ISBN 9789251079898.
- Gibson, R. N.; Atkinson, R. J. A.; Gordon, J. D. M. (2006). Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, Volume 44. CRC Press. p. 297. ISBN 9781420006391.
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