Well, the octopus had ink glands like the squid, and if it had fins then not only would it look ridiculous, they couldn't get away from predators. Also, on a octopuses tentacles, there are suction cups. They can't get them on fins, and they work as hands.
I think octopuses and tenctacles get along, not fins. Don't you?
well of course the help the octopus catch its pray
suction cups
These are called arms.
8 TENTACLES ON AN OCTOPUS
8 Tentacles on a Octopus
If you were asking ''How many tentacles does a octopus have?'', 8
I think what you mean is how many tentacles does an octopus have. In that case, 8.
octopus
An octopus does hit an enemy with its tail.
An Octopus has 8 tentacles, the prefix octo means eight. In addition a Squid has 6 tentacles.
an octopus uses its tentacles to catch food
Octopus has 0 tentacles. A fully grown octopus has 8 Arms, or as scientists are now saying 6 arms and 2 legs. A common mistake calling the octopus arms tentacles. Tentacles are longer than arms and tentacles usually have suckers only at their tips.
An octopus can get a firm grip on prey by constricting its long tentacles.