Talk:Seven-arm octopus

How big?
The article says this octopus is the largest of all octopodes - but fails to say exactly how big it is.

The main reason I ask is that the notes at the back of Arthur C. Clarke's Ghost of the Grand Banks claim that a reference to 70+ metre octopus is based on fact.


 * CephBase says a mantle length of 40 cm and a total length of 200 cm. Reasonably large, and possibly largest, but certainly not 70 meters. - UtherSRG (talk) 04:21, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Biggest?
This appears to contradict North Pacific Giant Octopus which states that 'is considered to be the largest octopus'. Edd 12:56, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

I was always taught the North Pacific Octopus was the biggest, revert time. This seems to correlate with evidence provided both on and off wikipedia, hence I reverted it, apparently giant Pacific Octopus can reach 16-23 feet which is (much) larger then 200cm. I also found a claim to finding a 600 lb giant pacific the royal British Columbian Museum claimed this. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjewwcts/invertebrates/octopus/Octopuscoloring.shtml http://www.octopus.com/species/ http://bjo.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/87/7/812 http://www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/programs/expert/octopus/ http://marine.alaskapacific.edu/octopus/factsheet.html http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/ANIMAL_DATABASE/animaldb.asp?id=34&chr=O

Better photo
It would be really great to have a photo of a male, since this creature is named for the odd appearance of the male. Also great would be any photos of live animals. The Storm Surfer 08:04, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Wrong photo?
The photo clearly shows 8 arms, none of which are tucked hidden under one eye .. is it in fact the right illustration ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.81.40.95 (talk) 19:06, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
 * yeah I noticed that too but I'm no zoologist so I can't say for certain but I'm going to remove it for now. IRMacGuyver (talk) 00:06, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
 * The source (a reliable one) is given on the image description page. mgiganteus1 (talk) 00:50, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
 * So in the illustration labelled "oral view", which tentacle is the penis?Eregli bob (talk) 07:01, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

Septopus or Septipus
Which one is the correct one? Are there any sources (except for the obvious Finding Dory reference)? --Tobias (Talk) 14:40, 8 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Hank in Finding Dory is based mostly on the giant Pacific octopus in appearance, but at any rate, the character is just missing an arm (source) and "septopus" is just a nickname. It's unlikely the word is connected to Haliphron atlanticus in any way as far as I can tell, so I agree with 's removal of the name. Rhinopias (talk) 22:51, 8 January 2018 (UTC)