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Teretoctopus indicus

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Teretoctopus indicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Genus: Teretoctopus
Species:
T. indicus
Binomial name
Teretoctopus indicus
G. C. Robson, 1929

Teretoctopus indicus is a species of octopus within the family Octopodidae.[2] Its believed to live in the Western Indian Ocean,[3] although the species is only known from its type locality from the Arabian Sea at a depth of 1000 meters. It has been classified as 'Data deficient' by the IUCN Red List, as there is little to no knowledge of this species.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "IUCN Red List, Teretoctopus indicus". Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Teretoctopus indicus G. C. Robson, 1929". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  3. ^ "Teretoctopus indicus, Fourpad octopus". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-06.