Abdopus abaculus


Abdopus abaculus, or the mosaic octopus, is a species of pygmy octopus. It was first described as Octopus abaculus by M. D. Norman and M. J. Sweeney in 1997 based on specimens caught in Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines.

Description

A. abaculus have a mantle length of up to and a weight of up to. Arms are 4.5 to 6 times the length of the mantle. A. abaculus is dark gray to dark purple with cream to light purple spots. It has up to 204 suckers on normal arms and up to 121 on hectocotylised arms.

Distribution

A. abaculus is found in the Philippines, and has also been reported in Tonga, Fiji, and Japan. It is found at depths of.

Reproduction

A. abaculus lays eggs of up to.