Opisthoteuthis albatrossi

Opisthoteuthis albatrossi (common name in Japanese: オオクラゲダコ^[2]) is a cirrate octopus originally found off Kinkasan in Japan.^[3] This species was described from only four specimens. It is similar to Opisthoteuthis californiana;^[4] the two may be the same species.^[3] It is also similar to Opisthoteuthis japonica.^[5]

Opisthoteuthis albatrossi
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Octopoda
Family:	Opisthoteuthidae
Genus:	Opisthoteuthis
Species:	O. albatrossi
Binomial name
Opisthoteuthis albatrossi (Sasaki, 1920)[2]
Synonyms[2]
Grimpoteuthis albatrossi (Sasaki, 1920) Stauroteuthis albatrossi Sasaki, 1920

O. albatrossi lives in the North Pacific, from Japanese waters to the Sea of Okhotsk.^[6] It exists at recorded depths of 486 to 1,679 m (0.3 to 1.0 mi) below the surface.^[7]

Description

Opisthoteuthis albatrossi is a small octopus; its total length is 15 to 20 cm (6 to 8 in).^[6] Each arm has more than 80 suckers, and males have some very enlarged suckers, typical to opisthoteuthids. Like other cirrate octopuses, it has a thick, fleshy web connecting its arms; a small internal shell to support its body; and cirri on its arms.^[3]