Main Ref. | Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen, 1984 |
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Remarks | Littoral. On muddy bottom (Ref. 2082). Inhabits areas with low light levels (Ref. 106818). Associated with coralline bottoms ( Ref. 275). Capable of various color patterns, skin textures and body postures (Ref. 106818). Octopods are carnivores, preying mainly on crustaceans, fish and shelled molluscs (Ref. 96968). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Benthic: mobile; demersal; Soft Bottom: mud; Hard Bottom: rubble; |
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Substrate Ref. | Voss, G.L., 1951 |
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Ref. | Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen, 1984 |
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Feeding type | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Jereb, P., C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman and J.K. Finn, 2014 |
Feeding habit | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
Feeding habit Ref. | Jereb, P., C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman and J.K. Finn, 2014 |
Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
From diet composition | molluscs, crustaceans, fishes | ||||
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Ref. | Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen, 1984 |