Mimic Octopus is a species of octopus from the Indo-Pacific region. Like other octopuses it uses its chromatophores to disguise itself, and it is noteworthy for impersonating a wide variety of other marine animals; while many animals mimic either their environment or other animals to avoid predation, the mimic octopus and its close relative the wunderpus are the only ones known to actively imitate several different animals in order to elude predators.
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1. Mimic octopus (Wikipedia)
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They are believed to be carnivores, and are not known to eat any type of plant or vegetation.
In Ecosystem: Great Barrier Reef, Section: Habitat and range: It has since been found to
It has since been found to inhabit the Indo-Pacific, ranging from the Red Sea and Gulf of Oman in the west to New Caledonia in the east, and Gulf of Thailand and the Philippines in the north to the Great Barrier Reef in south.
In Biome: Estuary, Behavior
It prefers river mouths and estuaries, as opposed to reefs which are usually preferred as shelter by other types of octopus.
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
3. Mimic octopus (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q132999 (P225 taxon name)
- Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q132999
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Octopoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cephalopoda
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 67993Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 67993
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