First Record of the Mimic Octopus Thaumoctopus mimicus (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) from the Arabian Sea: Range Extension and Genotyping

Kurichithara K. Sajikumar; Rajapandiyan Jeyabaskaran; Chemmancherry P. Binesh; Kolliyil S. Mohamed

doi:10.4002/040.063.0111

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Kurichithara K. Sajikumar,^1,* Rajapandiyan Jeyabaskaran,¹ Chemmancherry P. Binesh,¹ Kolliyil S. Mohamed¹

¹ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Post Box No. 1603, Ernakulam North P.O., Kochi-682 018, Kerala, India

^*Corresponding author: sajikumar.kk@icar.gov.in

Abstract

Two specimens of the mimic octopus Thaumoctopus mimicus were documented for the first time in the Arabian Sea during September 2018 off southern Kerala, India, from 15 m depth. The specimens had dorsal mantle lengths (DML) of 44 and 48 mm. Description and morphological measurements of the specimens are provided. The identity of the specimens was genetically supported by using cytochrome C oxidase I gene sequencing. This finding represents the first record of the species in the Arabian Sea, which signifies an extension of its known geographic distribution range.

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Kurichithara K. Sajikumar, Rajapandiyan Jeyabaskaran, Chemmancherry P. Binesh, and Kolliyil S. Mohamed "First Record of the Mimic Octopus Thaumoctopus mimicus (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) from the Arabian Sea: Range Extension and Genotyping," Malacologia 63(1), 115-122, (10 September 2020). https://doi.org/10.4002/040.063.0111

Accepted: 31 July 2019; Published: 10 September 2020

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