Dwarfs in Hawaii?

[Octomush]

Hi.... I have been looking to catch a good octo for my tank and I thought maybe a dwarf would be cool. Are there any dwarfs in hawaii?

 

[Cephkid]

eupyrymna scolopes. Maybe other dwarfs, but that's the one I know for sure.

 

[Octomush]

Cool thanks! Do u know around which islands they live? If so what kind of areas do they live in?

 

[Cephkid]

I think they are found around all the islands. Shallow water (ankle deep), in shallows/sand flats.

 

[Octomush]

O I think I know what ur talkin about! Those are awesome! I read in a book that they are so small they sometimes live in old matis shrimp burrows! Cool.... And I think I know where on my island I might catch one.

 

[joel_ang]

They're not actual octos, they're seploids and are more closely related to cuttles. They're nocturnal and they spend their day buried in the sand so find one is pretty tough.

You could try mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni or even a vampyroteuthis Seriously, I don't think there are dwarfs there (according to ceph base).

 

[Octomush]

Not seploides.... There is an octo.. I read about it in a book.

 

[joel_ang]

Oh I was refering to eupryma, any idea what species that octo was?

 

[Cephkid]

Is O. mercatoris found in hawaii?

 

[joel_ang]

Nope it isnt. The smallest there seems to be macropus and its still pretty big