Rank Species | Family Amphitretidae Scientific name Amphitretus pelagicus Higher classification Amphitretus Order Octopus | |
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Similar Amphitretus, Octopus, Stauroteuthis, Stauroteuthis syrtensis, Fanfin | ||
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The telescope octopus (Amphitretus pelagicus) is a species of pelagic octopus found in tropical and subtropical regions of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
It is transparent, almost colorless, and has 8 arms.
It is the only octopus to have tubular eyes, hence the reason it is commonly referred to as telescope octopus.
References
Telescope octopus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA