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Eight tentacle cephalopod with a large head, under which is a hard "parrot"-like beak used to eat edible crab, crab, etc. Two rows of suckers on the tentacles on the inner surface, unlike the large-headed octopus. Imitates the bottom and lacks a shell.
Marketed
weights/grammages:
From 0.5 kg to 1 kg/piece
From 2 kg to 3 kg/piece
Over 3 kg/piece
Preparation and packing:
a) Whole
b) 5 - 6 kg POLYSPAN boxes
c) On ice
Lives near the coastline and is nocturnal. Commonly caught in traps designed for the octopus.
Caught with pots or trawling.
