78-80. The lesser octopus of European waters, 

 Eledone cirrhosa. shown crawhng on the liottoni 

 of a tank, just taking off, and swimming. Like the 

 common octopus, it feeds on fishes and even more 

 on crabs. It ranges from the North Atlantic to the 

 Mediterranean, rarely has a span of more than 3 

 feet, and has only one row of suckers on each arm. 

 In contrast, the common octopus is mainly tropical 

 and subtropical, extending north onh' to the Eng- 

 lish Channel. It has two rows of suckers on each 

 aiTTi, and in the Mediterranean mav have a span 

 of 10 feet. (Plymouth, England. D.' P. Wilson) 



