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Where do octopus exist?
There are around 300 species of octopus and they are found in every ocean. Most live on the seafloor, but some, like the paper nautilus, drift nearer to the surface. Octopuses mostly feed on crabs, shrimp, and mollusks.
Are there octopus in the Atlantic ocean?
HABITAT. The common octopus exists worldwide in large quantities in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean (which is where we are located), Mediterranean Sea, and in Japanese waters. They live in the upper part of the continental shelf, coastal waters, and like temperate, tropical, and subtropical waters.
Are there octopus in the North Atlantic ocean?
Bathypolypus arcticus, the North Atlantic octopus, deep sea octopus or spoonarm octopus is a small species of demersal octopus of the North Atlantic. It is usually found at depths of 200 to 600 m (660–1,970 ft) where the temperature is between 2 and 6 °C (36–43 °F).
Do octopuses live everywhere?
Cephalopods live everywhere in the oceans: near the shore in shallow water; far from land in the open ocean; in the ocean’s dark middle depths (the planet’s largest habitat); and in the deep sea. What hardly anyone knows is that octopods occur in each.
Do octopuses pee?
The urine and renal fluid have high concentrations of potassium and sulphate, but low concentrations of chloride. The urine has low calcium concentrations, which suggests it has been actively removed. The renal fluid has similar calcium concentrations to the blood.
What is the lifespan of an octopus?
Giant Pacific octopus: 3 – 5 years
Octopus/Lifespan
What is the average lifespan of an octopus?
On an average, the lifespan of an octopus can range between 6 months to 5 years, depending on which species is being taken into consideration. Abhijit Naik.
How do octopuses mate and reproduce?
How Do Octopuses Mate and Reproduce? Octopus mating is accomplished by the male using one of his arms to insert a sperm sac into the female where the sac survives until the eggs are released from the female and fertilized with the sperm outside of the female’s body. The eggs are not fertilized inside the female.
What is the most common octopus?
The best-known octopus is the common octopus, O. vulgaris, a medium-sized animal that is widely distributed in tropical and temperate seas throughout the world. It lives in holes or crevices along the rocky bottom and is secretive and retiring by nature. It feeds mainly on crabs and other crustaceans.
What is the largest octopus ever recorded?
The giant Pacific octopus is probably the world’s largest octopus. One individual specimen was recorded weighing 157 pounds (71 kg) and claims have been made of up to 600 pounds (272 kg).