does anyone have an id for this, or know anything about it

i dont know but it looks awsome!!!! i want one!!!!

it looks like an octopus but is suspended like a cuttle

i think it looks cute.

just out of curiosity, where'd you find the picture?

Hairy octopus from lembeh strait. I don't know if it has a sp name yet.


http://www.edge-of-reef.com/cefalopodi/CEFoctopushairy6en.htm

yea thats the site i got it from, i was looking for a sp name. where is the lembeh strait

Sulewesi, same place mimics and wonderpuses come from. From what I can find out this critter is rare and still undescribed.

found this old thread
http://www.tonmo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4136

hmm, well i guess all the cool octo's all come from the same place.


lol

I think this area is just starting to become popular with divers so there are many new species being found.

Hmmmm 'Say What You See' is a good idea so I think it should be called...

The Hairy Octopus.

You'd never mistake for another species!

errr are there any more Hairy looking Octopus?

and

Can we have a Hairy Octopus Smilie?

Hmmmm 'Say What You See' is a good idea so I think it should be called...

The Hairy Octopus.

You'd never mistake for another species!

errr are there any more Hairy looking Octopus?

and

Can we have a Hairy Octopus Smilie?

I think it's traditional to name it in pig-latin, or something like that. Anyway, this is a very sophisticated, deliberate process-- you can't just, say, see a critter you think is creepy looking after you've been reading Anne Rice books and decide to call it something goofy like "Infernal Vampire Squid," right? :wink: :vampyro:

Maybe on that theme, it should be the "Scary Werewolf Octopus," Lycanthropus Frightfulus? Or the "Mellow Hippie Octopus" Furryfreakbropus Fabulosus?

Why they don't put me in charge of these things, I have no idea...:roll:

Maybe on that theme, it should be the "Scary Werewolf Octopus," Lycanthropus Frightfulus? Or the "Mellow Hippie Octopus" Furryfreakbropus Fabulosus?

Why they don't put me in charge of these things, I have no idea...:roll:

I think they should put you in charge!
"Mellow Hippie Octopus" Furryfreakbropus Fabulosus it shall always be, at least to me.

What about a "just got out of bed hair octopus". Nightmariopus Hairyus

Friends of mine saw the hairy octopus in a field guide to Ambon for sale in an Indonesian airport in the late 90's (and they didn't buy it?!)-- and I thought they were pulling my leg until it showed up in Norman's World Guide. It is extremely rare(ly seen) in Lembeh and Okinawa. Only a couple of museum specimens exist, and it doesn't have a scientific name yet. I have never seen one, but my diver friends who have say it just sits there and doesn't do much of anything. A really cool looking animal, but as far as aquarium pets are concerned, a tuft of algae might be just as exciting.

no i think the smiley octopus should have a hairy chest!

yes i have to agree, i truely believe that the scientic name should be Octopus hypertrichosis

I wonder if it and the shaggy octopus are related? If so then octopus scoobius.