Big Blue Octopus (Octopus cyanea)

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Octopus cyanea

J. E. Gray, 1849

Big Blue Octopus

Also known as: Cyane's Octopus, Day Octopus

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Taxonomy

Class

Cephalopoda

Order

Octopoda

Family

Octopodidae

Where to find it

common

Tanzania

occasional

Malaysia

Other species in Octopodidae

Octopus insularis

Octopus insularis

Brazil Reef Octopus

Octopus joubini

Octopus joubini

Dwarf Octopus

Octopus briareus

Octopus briareus

Caribbean Reef Octopus

Octopus hummelincki

Octopus hummelincki

Bumblebee Octopus

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