Eledone gaucha
| Eledone gaucha | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Genus: | Eledone |
| Species: | E. gaucha |
| Binomial name | |
| Eledone gaucha Haimovici, 1988[1] | |
Eledone gaucha is a species of octopus from the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a predator of fish, crabs, lobsters and molluscs.
This octopus is a member of the genus Eledone and belongs to the family Octopodidae.[2]
References
- ↑ "Eledone gaucha Haimovici, 1988". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ Haimovici, M. 1988. Eledone gaucha, a new species of sledonid octopod (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) from southern Brazil. Nautilus 102(2): 82–87.
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