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Family Details for Bolitaenidae - pelagic octopods

Family Bolitaenidae - pelagic octopods

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Cephalopoda
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  Environment
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Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
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  Remark
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Two genera are recognized, each with a single species: Bolitaena pygmaea and Japetella diaphana (Ref. 96968). Small to medium-sized octopuses reaching 150 mm mantle length; meso to bathypelagic (juveniles epipelagic) (Ref. 346).
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  Division
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Marine
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