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> Hapalochlaena lunulata
Created 12/29/2013
Family
Octopodidae
WESTERN
PACIFIC
Hapalochlaena lunulata
GREATER BLUE-RINGED OCTOPUS
Occurs on shallow reefs or tidepools where it inhabits crevices and
emerges at night to feed. Venom is extremely powerful and bites are
usually fatal, but will not bite unless provoked. Maximum arm span
of 8 inches. Tropical Western Pacific from Okinawa to Australia. |
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