Southern Sand Octopus

About

Moderate-sized, elongate octopus. Body may be stretched into a long thin cylinder in some postures. Arms long and narrow, reaching fine points. Colour generally pale orange to maroon red. Foraging animals may display a pale base colour with a long dark red stripe down each side of the body extending along the side arms

Size

Can grow to around 50cm

Habitat

Sand substrates in coastal waters to depths of around 50 m

Distribution

Southern Australia from SA to Tasmania

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Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (3)

1. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018 (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
2. Finn, J. and Norman, M. (2018) Octopus kaurna Southern Sand Octopus in Museums (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
3. The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)