Thaumoctopus mimicus Mimic Octopus

Thaumoctopus mimicus is commonly referred to as Mimic Octopus. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3424 

AphiaID:

342403 

Scientific:

Thaumoctopus mimicus 

German:

Mimik-Oktopus 

English:

Mimic Octopus 

Category:

Головоногие 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > Octopoda (Order) > Octopodidae (Family) > Thaumoctopus (Genus) > mimicus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Norman & Hochberg, 2005 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Bunaken, Cambodia, China, Egypt, Indonesia, Lembeh Strait, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Yemen 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 37 Meter 

Size:

up to 23.62" (60 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Clams, Coralfish of all kind, Crabs, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Frozen food (small sorts), Living Food, Lobster, Mysis, Schrimps 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Thaumoctopus mimicus
  Mimik-Oktopus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-12-09 12:39:58 

Last edit:

2022-12-09 21:23:20 

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