Telescope octopus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Octopoda |
Family: | Amphitretidae |
Genus: | Amphitretus |
Species: | A. pelagicus |
Binomial name | |
Amphitretus pelagicus Hoyle, 1885 |
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.