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Identification history

	Octopus tetricus	6 Mar 2025	Jimbobo
	Unidentified	22 Jan 2018	rickcarey

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Jennyncmg wrote:

24 Jan 2018

Were the eyes white or is that just the flash reflecting? If white it is probably O.tetricus the Gloomy Octopus

Jimbobo wrote:

6 Mar 2025

Eye colour is not a reliable diagnostic. Ref- https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/journal/jimbobo

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rickcarey NatureMapr South Coast Octopuses, Squids (Cephalopoda) Sea Shells, Sea Slugs, Octopuses & allies (Mollusca) Marine Invertebrates

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