Species ID
View AllEmperor Nautilus
( Nautilus pompilius )
Description
How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
- Is the best-known member of the family Nautilidae (nautiluses)
- Can grow to 26cm across
- Distinguished by it’s closed umbilicus
- Lives for around 20 years
- Has around 90 tentacles
- Is a type of marine mollusc
- Rise up towards the surface at night time to feed from depths as low as 750m
- Are found in Australia’s tropical waters from WA to QLD
- Feed mainly on crustaceans
- The shells make for popular household ornaments
- Shells can be found washed ashore after big storms
