New Zealand Seashore

DSC_2925 Hutton's Octopus (Octopus huttoni) female caught out at low tide. The small fist-sized Hutton's octopus is sometimes found in rock pools, as are juvenile Common octopus, however as common octopus grow, they move into deeper water further out on the reef. Pudding Island, Otago Harbour *

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DSC_2925 Hutton's Octopus (Octopus huttoni) female caught out at low tide. The small fist-sized Hutton's octopus is sometimes found in rock pools, as are juvenile Common octopus, however as common octopus grow, they move into deeper water further out on the reef. Pudding Island, Otago Harbour *

2925 Hutton's Octopus huttoni Robsonella australis Pudding Island otago harbour low tide