Opisthoteuthis agassizii Agassiz's flapjack octopod

Opisthoteuthis agassizii is commonly referred to as Agassiz's flapjack octopod. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration and Research

Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration.
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AphiaID:: 140652

Scientific:: Opisthoteuthis agassizii
German:: Cirruskrake
English:: Agassiz's Flapjack Octopod

Category:: Cephalopoda

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > Octopoda (Order) > Opisthoteuthidae (Family) > Opisthoteuthis (Genus) > agassizii (Species)
Initial determination:: Verrill, 1883

Occurrence:: Barbados, Guadeloupe, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Florida, Grenada, Guatemala, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Namibia, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, USA, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, U.S.
Sea depth:: 100 - 2249 Meter
Size:: 18,6 cm
Temperature:: 3,4 °F - 9,6 °F (3,4°C - 9,6°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Clams, Copepods, Crustaceans, Invertebrates, Isopods, Mysis, Ostracodes (seed shrimps), Predatory, Schrimps, Snails, Worms
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Data deficient (DD)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Opisthoteuthis agassizii
Cirruskrake
Opisthoteuthis albatrossi
Opisthoteuthis borealis
Opisthoteuthis bruuni
Opisthoteuthis californiana
Opisthoteuthis calypso
Opisthoteuthis chathamensis
Opisthoteuthis depressa
Opisthoteuthis dongshaensis
Opisthoteuthis extensa
Opisthoteuthis grimaldii
Opisthoteuthis hardyi
Opisthoteuthis japonica
Opisthoteuthis massyae
Opisthoteuthis medusoides
Opisthoteuthis mero
Opisthoteuthis persephone
Opisthoteuthis philipii
Opisthoteuthis pluto
Opisthoteuthis robsoni

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2019-12-11 21:28:31
Last edit:: 2024-02-08 09:49:57

Info

This little fellow, reminiscent of "Dumbo the elephant", was discovered and photographed during a deep-sea exploration by the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research and the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer from Kingstown, Rhode Island, to Miami, Florida, with the help of an ROV (remotely operated vehicle) during the 12th dive in the southeastern USA.

The clearly visible bright spots on the animal's body are like small transparent windows, but the exact function of these windows is not yet clear.
Scientists suspect that they could serve to "collect" light.

It's amazing what is discovered and revealed time and again during deep-sea explorations.

Our special thanks go to NOAA for this wonderful photo!

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Flickr Homepage NOAA Ocean Exploration & Research USA (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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