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Diaphanous Pelagic Octopus
Ewald Rübsamen, public domain, via iNaturalist

Squid & octopus

Diaphanous Pelagic Octopus

Japetella diaphana Hoyle, 1885

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishDiaphanous Pelagic Octopus
Dutch—
SpanishPelagopulpo translucido
Chinese乍波蛸
Scientific nameJapetella diaphana Hoyle, 1885

About this species

Japetella diaphana, also known as the midwater octopus, is a species of pelagic deep-sea octopus from the subfamily Bolitaeninae in the family Amphitretidae. It inhabits the mesopelagic and bathypelagic zones of all three major oceans, and is known for its transparent body and bioluminescence. The midwater octopus is also noted for its high tolerance to hypoxia, and is able to live in a wide range of oxygen levels.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassCephalopoda
OrderOctopoda
FamilyAmphitretidae
GenusJapetella