Caribbean+Armstripe+Octopus


 * Phyla:** Mollusca




 * __Class:__** Cephalopoda


 * __Scientific Name:__** //Octopus burryi//


 * __Location:__** Atlantic Ocean (U.S. to Brazil) and West Africa.


 * __Size:__** body is about 8 cm and the arms are about 15 cm in length


 * __Habitat:__** Adults inhabit mostly the inner shelf, sandy and muddy bottoms of the sea.


 * __Living Requirements:__** The Caribbean Armstripe's color is usually brown or gray. It buries itself in the sandy environment to protect itself from danger.


 * __Life Cycle:__** The Caribbean Armstripe reproduces sexually. The eggs are sealed in capsules and then are attached to a rock, where the female guards them until they hatch.


 * __Male & female differences:__** Part of the mating process involves one of the male's arms to transform into a sexual organ.
 * __Facts:__** Newborn octopi actually don't go through the larval stage. This species of octopi has a distinctive brown stripe that runs down each arm.





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