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Description:

Large octopus on the California northern coast. Head approx 10" x 16", tentacles about 20" long. Possibly a giant pacific octopus, but coloring as well as texture seemed wrong. Skin smooth, slightly slimey.

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stho002
stho002 10 years ago

Enteroctopus dofleini

Matches this pic pretty well: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:...

BrittaniaJunes
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BrittaniaJunes

Fort Bragg, California, USA

Spotted on Nov 1, 2013
Submitted on Nov 4, 2013

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