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First-ever octopus bred in captivity
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[SIZE=-1]The Octopus maya, also known as the red octopus and the four-eyed octopus, is the only variety endemic to Mexico. It usually weighs between 500g and 4kg at ...[/SIZE]
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[Thales]

Super cool! I think this species would make a great aquarium animal!

 

[DWhatley]

I wondered about that too when I first read through the description in Norman and thought the same thing when I read they will trying to develop captive bred for food. They are a large egg species but they also get pretty big (10 inch "body"). The arm span for this sized mantle is not too bad though (3') and the write-up suggests a large variation in size. Perhaps the slow growing ones will find the aquarium market viable. The description and location suggest strong similarities with hummelincki.