Octopus ID please...

[skood]

Hi Ceph-lovers

Can anyone identify the octopus pictured on
http://www.divegallery.com/octopus.htm ?

There are a few pics. It's probably from the Philippines, as most on the site are.

Thank you kindly

 

[Steve O'Shea]

Hey Skood - I keep getting an error message when clicking on that link. Has anyone else got through?

 

[um...]

Try http://www.divegallery.com/octopus.htm

 

[Steve O'Shea]

Ta. Very dangerous to identify something based on a still, but if I had to make a guess it would be this fellow, Octopus cyanea:

http://www.edge-of-reef.com/cefalopodi/CEFOctopuscyaneaen.htm

 

[chrono_war01]

I agree with Dr.SOS, very risky with stills images.