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Mototi Blue Ring Octopus

Octopus mototi

Description:

Found this beautiful Octopus , always showing a blue warning color ring when approached, i believe this is another poisonous octopus.

Habitat:

Shallow coral reef.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Eric Noora
Eric Noora 12 years ago
Mototi Blue Ring Octopus
Octopus mototi Octopus mototi - The Cephalopod Page


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15 Comments

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 9 years ago

Hi ShaumingLo, please consider adding this Spotting to the Cephalopod Mission :

http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/4656...

Thank you.

ShaumingLo
ShaumingLo 12 years ago

Thanks Oxyjack, hope you will enjoy viewing them.

oxyjack
oxyjack 12 years ago

The chocolate chip sea star behind it is amazing too!

oxyjack
oxyjack 12 years ago

You've got such a wonderful collection of cephalopod photos!

ShaumingLo
ShaumingLo 12 years ago

Thanks for your kind words Eric, keep shooting you will be there too.

Eric Noora
Eric Noora 12 years ago

Thanks ShaumingLo. Hope I would get some great shots there as yours. Love your pics.

ShaumingLo
ShaumingLo 12 years ago

Been hearing about Apo reef but never been there, hope to go there one day!

ShaumingLo
ShaumingLo 12 years ago

Thanks MArta Rubio Texeira, the sea star is very common here.

The MnMs
The MnMs 12 years ago

Excellent spotting, ShaumingLo!
Apple: The sea star is like this spotting of mine:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/627...

Eric Noora
Eric Noora 12 years ago

I definitely will ShaumingLo. Have a dive trip to Apo Reef this Thursday. Have you been there? Don't know what to expect as this would be my first time there :-)

ShaumingLo
ShaumingLo 12 years ago

Been Diving the same site for more then 10 dive, finally yesterday all those we been talking about are reporting to us, LOL, blue ring, froggy , Harlequin shrimp, Raindeer Wrasse, Red striped cleaner shrimp all in one dive, i clicked more then 220 shots, just let me know if you happened to be here in Davao, sure will organize to dive with you Eric Noora.

Eric Noora
Eric Noora 12 years ago

Would love to see one someday ShaumingLo :-)

ShaumingLo
ShaumingLo 12 years ago

Thanks Eric Noora for the ID.

ShaumingLo
ShaumingLo 12 years ago

That is a thorny sea star Apple.

Apple
Apple 12 years ago

Do you know what the animal is that it seems to be hanging with? Also a beautiful creature.

ShaumingLo
Spotted by
ShaumingLo

Masbate, Masbate, Philippines

Spotted on Jan 7, 2012
Submitted on Jan 8, 2012

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