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Velvet Octopus
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Velvet Octopus

Grimpella thaumastocheir

Grimpella thaumastocheir, the velvet octopus, is the only species in the monotypic genus Grimpella, in the family Octopodidae. This species has a typical body length of 200 mm. It is an found in offshore waters and is endemic to the seas off southeastern and southwestern Australia.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 700058.