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The purpose of this study was to determine the morphometric characteristics of octopus cyanea from Northern Waters and Southern Waters of Sikka District. This study was carried out from July to August 2023 by taking samples of octopus caught by Octopus fishermen in Nangahale Village. Observations and measurements of morphometric characters were carried out at the capture site and also those landed in Nangahale Village. The morphometric characters observed in male octopuses were 15 characters and female octopuses were 14 characters. The number of octopus samples from Northern Waters as much as 42 tails (male 24 tails and female 18 tails) while the origin of the Southern Waters of 70 tails (male 37 tails and female 33 tails). The methods used in this study are survey and observation techniques. T-test results using the help of Microsoft Excel software show that are 10 characters differ significantly from the two Waters. Based on morphometric results O.cyanea females in Southern and Northern Waters tend to have a larger body size than O. cyanea males in Southern Waters and Northern Waters. While the results based on the location of the study, O.cyanea in Northern Waters have a larger body size than octopuses in Southern Waters but the average body weight tends to be the same. This characteristic difference is only based on several characters that are differentiators, which means that overall they tend to have similarities.
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