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Species
Least Concernmimic octopus
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassCephalopoda
- OrderOctopoda
- FamilyOctopodidae
二名法 Thaumoctopus mimicusMark Norman & F. G. Hochberg, 2005 擬態章魚（Thaumoctopus mimicus）屬於一種章魚，直到1998年才被發現。居住在東南亞的蘇拉威西島海域。 擬態章魚以非常厲害的擬態能力稱著，可以偽裝成海蛇、蓑鮋、蛇尾、比目魚、魟魚、海葵、水母、獅子魚和蝦蛄的容貌。 外部連結 Captive Observations of the Mimic Octopus, Thaumoctopus mimicus TONMO.com Octopodidae Forum - includes mimic octopus discussions National Geographic.com Article Thaumoctopus mimicus photos Starfish with photos of the mimic octopus Island Dream's photo Scientific description (Abstract) pharyngula.org article with still images and Quicktime movies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-LTWFnGmeg 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=擬態章魚&oldid=48530482” 分类：擬態章魚屬 隐藏分类： TaxoboxLatinName 本地相关图片与维基数据不同
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- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
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- T. mimicus
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Encyclopedic overview
The mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) is a species of octopus from the Indo-Pacific region. Like other octopuses, it uses its chromatophores to disguise itself. It is noteworthy for being able to impersonate 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 animals in order to elude predators.
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