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    Baby octopus (actually an adult bottletail squid (Sepiadarium kochii) - Taxonomy fail!) picked up on a night dive.

    About a centimeter in size.

    Check out the chromatophores and iridophores.

    Also, here is a video by Roy Caldwell of this animal burying itself in sand.
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=En7nlyy52QE

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    1. timothj 22 months ago | reply

      looks like a cuttlefish to me

    2. VeggieSandwiches 22 months ago | reply

      Super cute. Yea I believe that's a cuttlefish!

    3. Deryk Tolman 22 months ago | reply

      Great shot. It's a bobtail squid (which are actually more closely related to cuttlefish than to squid). It's probably fully grown, too.

    4. Michael Bok 22 months ago | reply

      Thanks for the ID, sorry for the taxonomy fail.

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