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Marine Species Identification Guide for the St. Lawrence
Invertebrates • Species
Bathypolypus arcticus
Northern Atlantic octopus - Poulpe boréal

Bathypolypus arcticus
Characteristics:
• colour pinkish-brown
• surface may be warty
• 8 arms of equal shape
• mantle covers the head
• 2 small fleshy horns (cirri) above the eyes
May be mistaken for: Semirossia tenera
Cephalopoda*
Family:
Octopodidae
Type of measure:
Mantle mm
Maximum size:
100 mm (rarely > 60 mm)
specimen identified  specimen identified
territory covered  territory covered    territory not covered  territory not covered

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