Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Mimic Octopus
Thaumoctopus mimicus
Mimic Octopus
Category: Octopuses
Scientific Name: Thaumoctopus mimicus
Size: Arms up to 12 in. (30 cm)  
Depth: 10-140 ft. (3-43 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Great Barrier Reef
Mollusca (Phylum)
└Cephalopoda (Class)
 └Octopodiformes (Superorder)
  └Octopoda (Order)
   └Octopodidae (Family)
    └Thaumoctopus (Genus)

Cephalopods
Octopuses

Mimic Octopus

Wunderpus Octopus

Mosaic Octopus

White-V Octopus

Coconut Octopus

Poison Ocellate Octopus

Greater Blue-Ringed Octopus

Blue-Ringed Octopus

Atlantic Longarm Octopus

Caribbean Reef Octopus

Day Octopus

Octopus sp. 1

Common Octopus

Atlantic White-Spotted Octopus



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