Greater Blue-ringed Octopus
Hapalochlaena lunulata
Mollusca
RARE
Stats
- Lifespan
- 1-2 years
- Size
- Small
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Coral reef
- Range
- Southeast Asia
- Movement
- Swimming
- Breeding
- Egg-laying
- Defense
- Venom
- Status
- Rare
About
The Greater Blue-ringed Octopus is a venomous marine animal found in the waters around Australia, particularly in the Great Barrier Reef. It is one of the most toxic marine animals in the world, with venom that can be fatal to humans.
Life cycle
- 1.juvenileA juvenile mollusk takes adult form after its larval phase and begins building or growing its shell.
- 2.adultFully grown at adult shell size or body length.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Cephalopoda
- Order
- Octopoda
- Family
- Octopodidae
- Genus
- Hapalochlaena
- Species
- Hapalochlaena lunulata