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The day octopus. Photo by @edahlmeier  Octopus cyanea also known as the big blue octopus day octopus and Cyane's octopus is an octopus in the family Octopodidae. It occurs in both the Pacific and Indian Oceans from Hawaii to the eastern coast of Africa. O. cyanea grows to 16 cm in mantle length with arms to at least 80 cm. #DiscoverOcean by discoverocean Octopus Squid, Water Creatures, Aquatic Life, Deep Blue Sea, Marine Biology, Ocean Creatures, Under Water, Underwater World, Sealife

The day octopus. Photo by @edahlmeier Octopus cyanea also known as the big blue octopus day octopus and Cyane's octopus is an octopus in the family Octopodidae. It occurs in both the Pacific and Indian Oceans from Hawaii to the eastern coast of Africa. O. cyanea grows to 16 cm in mantle length with arms to at least 80 cm. #DiscoverOcean by discoverocean

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Scientists in California are considering naming it “Opisthoteuthis Adorabilis” via Bored Panda FB Flapjack Octopus, Octopus Facts, Octopus Species, Baby Chameleon, Tiny Octopus, Dumbo Octopus, Octopus Tattoos, Fauna Marina, Baby Octopus

This flapjack octopus is so cute that it might officially be named “adorabilis.” Specimens of this unnamed octopus have been collected since 1990; now Stephanie Bush, a postdoctoral researcher at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in California, said that she is considering the scientific name Opisthoteuthis Adorabilis.

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