Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Atlantic Longarm Octopus
Macrotritopus defilippi
Atlantic Longarm Octopus
Also known as: Lilliput Longarm Octopus
Category: Octopuses
Scientific Name: Macrotritopus defilippi
Size: Up to 14 in. (36 cm)  
Depth: 4-600 ft. (1-180 m)
Distribution: Bahamas, Caribbean, Florida
Mollusca (Phylum)
└Cephalopoda (Class)
 └Octopoda (Order)
  └Octopodidae (Family)
   └Macrotritopus (Genus)

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