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The scientific name is: Enteroctopus dofleini
The diet of the octopus is: Young giant Pacific octopus feeds on dead animals and is characterized as a “neustonic feeder.” Adult preys on crustaceans, such as shrimp, crabs, scallops, clams, as well as other mollusks, flatfishes, redfish and smaller octopods.
The range is: Giant Pacific octopus occurs along the Pacific coast from Southern California north to Alaska and across to Japan. It is found in habitats that range from shallow tidal pools to ocean depths of about 4,920 feet (1500 m). It is most abundant in shallow waters to 16 feet (5 m) deep.
The charecteristics are: bulbous heads, large eyes, and eight very useful arms.
5 facts are:
1. Giant Pacific octopuses can grow to 29.5 feet (9 m) wide from the tip of one arm to the tip of another and 44 pounds (20 kg).
2. Giant Pacific octopuses can change color in one-tenth of a second.
3. Giant Pacific octopuses can be found more than 330 feet (100 m) underwater.
4. Female giant Pacific octopuses never leave their eggs during the brooding process and die shortly after from self-cannibalization.1
5. Female giant Pacific octopuses lay 18,000 to 74,000 eggs that are the size of a grain of white rice.
Human impact: Not only can squids and octopuses sense sound, but as it turns out, these and other so-called cephalopods might be harmed by growing noise pollution in our oceans—from sources such as offshore drilling, ship motors, sonar use and pile driving.
Reproduction: Giant Pacific Octopus Reproduction. After about two years, the female will seek out a male for her one time to reproduce and lay eggs. Once she finds a male, he will deposit a sperm packet into the female's mantle. The female will then store the sperm packet until she is ready to fertilize eggs.
Migration: The medium to large pacific giant is believed to go through a migratory stage in which it migrates from shallow to deep water and back again, the migratory cycle runs as follows: shallow water October-November/deep water February-March/shallow water April-May/deep water August-September.
1. Enteroctopus dofleini
2. Young giant Pacific octopus feeds on dead animals and is characterized as a “neustonic feeder.”
Adult preys on crustaceans, such as shrimp, crabs, scallops, clams, as well as other mollusks, flatfishes, redfish and smaller octopods.
3. Giant Pacific octopus occurs along the Pacific coast from Southern California north to Alaska and across to Japan. It is found in habitats that range from shallow tidal pools to ocean depths of about 4,920 feet (1500 m). It is most abundant in shallow waters to 16 feet (5 m) deep.
4. Giant Pacific octopuses have huge, bulbous heads and are generally reddish-brown in color. Like the other members of the octopus family, though, they use special pigment cells in their skin to change colors and textures, and can blend in with even the most intricately patterned corals, plants, and rocks.
5. The giant Pacific octopus, also known as the North Pacific giant octopus, is a large marine cephalopod belonging to the genus Enteroctopus. Its spatial distribution includes the coastal North Pacific, along California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alaska, Russia, Japan, and Korean Peninsula.
6. Humans are some of the greatest predators of the Pacific octopus. They are fished to be used as fishing bait for other creatures and to be sold as seafood. While they have the ability to inflict harm on humans if they wanted to, no attacks thus far have been fatal or even harmful.
7. After about two years, the female will seek out a male for her one time to reproduce and lay eggs. Once she finds a male, he will deposit a sperm packet into the female's mantle. The female will then store the sperm packet until she is ready to fertilize eggs.
8. Although the population of giant Pacific octopus is not considered endangered, it is important to prioritize the health of intertidal ecosystems and minimize threats such as pollution, habitat degradation from human development, and overharvesting of marine species that the octopus needs to prey upon.
9. The medium to large pacific giant is believed to go through a migratory stage in which it migrates from shallow to deep water and back again, the migratory cycle runs as follows: shallow water October-November/deep water February-March/shallow water April-May/deep water August-September.
2. Young giant Pacific octopus feeds on dead animals and is characterized as a “neustonic feeder.”
Adult preys on crustaceans, such as shrimp, crabs, scallops, clams, as well as other mollusks, flatfishes, redfish and smaller octopods.
3. Giant Pacific octopus occurs along the Pacific coast from Southern California north to Alaska and across to Japan. It is found in habitats that range from shallow tidal pools to ocean depths of about 4,920 feet (1500 m). It is most abundant in shallow waters to 16 feet (5 m) deep.
4. Giant Pacific octopuses have huge, bulbous heads and are generally reddish-brown in color. Like the other members of the octopus family, though, they use special pigment cells in their skin to change colors and textures, and can blend in with even the most intricately patterned corals, plants, and rocks.
5. The giant Pacific octopus, also known as the North Pacific giant octopus, is a large marine cephalopod belonging to the genus Enteroctopus. Its spatial distribution includes the coastal North Pacific, along California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alaska, Russia, Japan, and Korean Peninsula.
6. Humans are some of the greatest predators of the Pacific octopus. They are fished to be used as fishing bait for other creatures and to be sold as seafood. While they have the ability to inflict harm on humans if they wanted to, no attacks thus far have been fatal or even harmful.
7. After about two years, the female will seek out a male for her one time to reproduce and lay eggs. Once she finds a male, he will deposit a sperm packet into the female's mantle. The female will then store the sperm packet until she is ready to fertilize eggs.
8. Although the population of giant Pacific octopus is not considered endangered, it is important to prioritize the health of intertidal ecosystems and minimize threats such as pollution, habitat degradation from human development, and overharvesting of marine species that the octopus needs to prey upon.
9. The medium to large pacific giant is believed to go through a migratory stage in which it migrates from shallow to deep water and back again, the migratory cycle runs as follows: shallow water October-November/deep water February-March/shallow water April-May/deep water August-September.
