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Blanket Octopus - Tremoctopus violaceus
Not definitely sure of the ID but several sightings of Blanket Octopus during Black Water Dives in Anilao have identified them to be Common Blanket Octopus Tremoctopus violaceus. The picture shows a juvenile female, body size around 1.5 cm, tentacles are much longer. The degree of sexual dimorphism in Blanket Octopus is very high, with females growing up to two meters in length, whereas males, grow to about 2.4 cm. This one seen last night has a body size of around 1.5 cm.
There have been several sightings of huge size (1-2 meters) female Blanket Octopus in Anilao and they are super impressive. Check out this video footage of a female from Romblon Island, Philippines :
Hope to see one like this in the near future.
The common blanket octopus or violet blanket octopus is a large octopus of the family Tremoctopodidae found worldwide in the epipelagic zone of warm seas. The degree of sexual dimorphism in this species is very high, with females growing to two meters in length, whereas males, the first live specimen of which was seen off the Great Barrier Reef in 2002, grow to about 2.4 cm. Individual weights of males and females differ by a factor of about 10,000.
Males and small females of less than.. more
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Hope to see the big female in the future. Posted 6 years ago
If I get to see the big female showing her beauty in full glory, I will be sure to share it at JD :D Posted 6 years ago
"Individual weights of males and females differ by a factor of about 10,000."
That is...wow! Any explanation for it? Posted 6 years ago
The best we could do is to enjoy the encounters and their beauty :) Posted 6 years ago