larger Pacific striped octopus

English

A larger Pacific striped octopus

Noun

larger Pacific striped octopus (plural larger Pacific striped octopuses)

1. A species of octopus, endemic to bays and coastal waters of the tropical eastern Pacific, that has a striped body and spotted tentacles, and exhibits certain behaviours that distinguish it from other octopuses.

   Unlike other octopus species, which are normally solitary, the larger Pacific striped octopus has been reported as forming groups of up to 40 individuals.

   • 2017, Rebecca Tansley, Big Pacific, Princeton University Press, page 45:

     Also unlike many other octopus, female Larger Pacific striped octopuses don't die after laying their eggs, instead going on to lay again and again.

   • 2018, Gül Dölen, “Mind Reading Developed at Least Twice in the Course of Evolution”, in David J. Linden, editor, Think Tank: Forty Neuroscientists Explore the Biological Roots of Human Experience, Yale University Press, page 198:

     Supporting this latter view, the recently rediscovered Larger Pacific Striped Octopus exhibits a unique hunting behavior that suggests that these animals might have ToM-like cognitive abilities.

Usage notes

Although documented in the early 1970s, the species is yet to be described scientifically and has no scientific name.

Synonyms

• (species of octopus): LPSO