Octopus australis Hammer octopus, Southern Octopus

Octopus australisis commonly referred to as Hammer octopus, Southern Octopus. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Tom Davis, Port Stephens Marine Life, Australien

Foto: Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australien

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lexID:: 11932
AphiaID:: 341948

Scientific:: Octopus australis
German:: Oktopus
English:: Hammer Octopus, Southern Octopus

Category:: Cephalopoda

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > Octopoda (Order) > Octopodidae (Family) > Octopus (Genus) > australis (Species)
Initial determination:: Hoyle, 1885

Occurrence:: Australia, Bass Strait, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Endemic species, New South Wales (Australia), New Zealand, Queensland (Australia), South Australia, Tasmania (Australia)
Sea depth:: 7 - 137 Meter
Size:: up to 3.54" (9 cm)
Temperature:: 62.6 °F - 77 °F (17°C - 25°C)
Food:: Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Isopods, Mysis, Predatory, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Sepia, Snails, Worms, Zoobenthos
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown