Blue-Lined Octopus (species: Hapalochlaena fasciata) in Sydney Marine Life (Gaia Guide)
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Hapalochlaena fasciata
Blue-Lined Octopus


©John Turnbull: Blue-Lined Octopus (Hapalochlaena fasciata), Port Stephens

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Cephalopoda
Order Octopoda
Family Octopodidae
Genus Hapalochlaena
Species Hapalochlaena fasciata

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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Distribution


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Danger

  • often fatal - The bite injects a venom that causes paralysis and can stop breathing.