[Octopus]: Charlie - (?) Newbie Ceph Keeper

Charlie if probably about 8 inches tentacle to tentacle. I do not believe it’s the species you mentioned, as I did some reading and apperantly the species you mentioned does not have an ink sac. Charlie inked when we were first catching him at the store. Also, his mantle is larger than that of a Ameloctopus litoralis.
 
I pulled out my Cephalopods A World Guide by Mark Norman (2003 revision) and found an animal (unfortunately marked as SP) that appears to have similar markings and the row of raised skin evenly distributed along the arms. This animal is considerably larger than Charlie though and there are many in in Indonesia that frequently show this coloration. Sadly, finding out more recent info on the one in the book is impossible. I sure wish he would update it!
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