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Jimbobo wrote:

6 Mar 2025

Maori Octopus to my eye. Dark Rust colouration and it appears to have diagnostic finger like papillae on mantle. But hard to be 100% certain.

Octopus maorum

Jimbobo wrote:

6 Mar 2025

Eye colour is not a reliable diagnostic. Ref- https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/journal/jimbobo

Octopus tetricus

Jennyncmg wrote:

6 Mar 2025

I didn't think the underside of the arms were orange enough to be O tetricus but maybe they are more variable

Octopus tetricus

Jimbobo wrote:

6 Mar 2025

Juvenile Calamari Squid. Pygmy Squid are tiny, less than 2cm long and only have small fin flaps near end of mantle.

Sepioteuthis australis

Jimbobo wrote:

6 Mar 2025

Here's a journal I posted on iNat to assist with picking apart the 2 species- https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/journal/jimbobo

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