How big does the Capricorn Octopus get?

The Capricorn Octopus grows to about 43 cm.

Capricorn Octopus

Pinnoctopus alpheus

Group: Octopus
Max size: 43 cm
IUCN status: LC

A reef octopus of the southwest Pacific, it shelters in intertidal and shallow subtidal crevices by day and creeps out at night to forage. With a body span reaching over forty centimetres, it hunts crabs and shellfish across the coral.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Cephalopoda › Octopoda › Octopodidae › Pinnoctopus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1805273.

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How big does the Capricorn Octopus get?: The Capricorn Octopus grows to about 43 cm.