Octopus from the Pacific coast of Nicaragua

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We don't often see octopus from the Pacific coast of Central America. I received this one from Nicaragua and I can't identify it. I'm open to suggestions. It has a simple, faint blue pair of ocelli, metallic petals around the eyes, occasionally erects horns above the eyes, and seems to be diurnal. I think it was collected in the low intertidal - or at least very shallow.

Roy
 

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This marginatus video was recently posted on Facebook and I came back to these pictures because of the fluorescence displayed on the eye and arm. Looking at the photos and video again, I am wondering about a relationship.

 
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