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Octopus mimus (Gould 1852) is a member of the Octopodidae family. Its distribution includes intertidal and subtidal rocky shore habitats along the Southeast Pacific from northern Perú to Central Chile. The commercial supply of octopus has been diminished due to overfishing in many key fisheries. This chapter presents the results of the research on the reproduction of O. mimus in natural and captive conditions and the application of this knowledge for the potential of aquaculture at a commercial level. This species is particularly suitable for aquaculture; however, commercial cultures cannot be conducted until sound knowledge about cultivation technology and the physiology of the feeding processes in paralarvae are available. On the other hand, our studies have demonstrated that adequate growth rates of O. mimus reared in captivity can be obtained by feeding animals using a diet based on a mix of fish, mollusc and crustacean blended in sausages.

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  1. Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y de Recursos Biológicos, Universidad de Antofagasta, 170, Antofagasta, Chile

    Óscar Zúñiga & Alberto Olivares

  2. Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Docencia e Investigación, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Puerto de Abrigo s/n Sisal, Yucatán, México

    Carlos Rosas

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Zúñiga, Ó., Olivares, A., Rosas, C. (2014). Octopus mimus . In: Iglesias, J., Fuentes, L., Villanueva, R. (eds) Cephalopod Culture. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8648-5_21

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