English Name: Night octopus, Devilfish, White-spotted octopus
Local/Bangla Name: Octopus (অক্টোপাস)
Photo: Prat (GBIF)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Description:
It has long and stout dorsal pair of arm. the ligula of the hectocotylised right arm III stout and folded inwards.Outer demibranch of each gill with 12 lamellae. Body is buff coloured with minute chromatophores on the dorsal side and ventral sideis pale in color.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman MM (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 17. Molluscs. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 415 pp.