Eledone gaucha

Eledone gaucha is a species of octopus from the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a predator of fish, crabs, lobsters and molluscs.

Eledone gaucha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Eledonidae
Genus: Eledone
Species:
E. gaucha
Binomial name
Eledone gaucha
Haimovici, 1988[2]

This octopus is a member of the genus Eledone and belongs to the family Octopodidae.[3]

References
  1. Allcock, L.; Taite, M. & Allen, G. (2018). "Eledone gaucha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T163295A994746. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T163295A994746.en.
  2. "Eledone gaucha Haimovici, 1988". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. Haimovici, M. 1988. Eledone gaucha, a new species of sledonid octopod (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) from southern Brazil. Nautilus 102(2): 82–87.
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