''Teretoctopus indicus'' is a species of

octopus An octopus ( : octopuses or octopodes, see below for variants) is a soft-bodied, eight- limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda (, ). The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttle ...

within the family Octopodidae. Its believed to live in the Western Indian Ocean, although the species is only known from its

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from the Arabian Sea at a depth of 1000 meters. It has been classified as '

Data deficient A data deficient (DD) species is one which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as offering insufficient information for a proper assessment of conservation status to be made. This does not necessaril ...

' by the IUCN Red List, as there is little to no knowledge of this species.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2787457 Molluscs described in 1929 Molluscs of the Indian Ocean IUCN Red List data deficient species Octopodidae