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Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
InvertebrateverifiedLeast Concern

Octopus vulgaris

Cuvier, 1797

Common Octopus

Also known as: Common Atlantic Octopus, Common European Octopus, Rock Scuttle, Scuttle, European Common Octopus, Kolkrabbi, Mediterranean Octopus

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Max size

3 m

Taxonomy

Class

Cephalopoda

Order

Octopoda

Family

Octopodidae

Other species in Octopodidae

Big Blue Octopus (Octopus cyanea)

Octopus cyanea

Big Blue Octopus

Brazil Reef Octopus (Octopus insularis)

Octopus insularis

Brazil Reef Octopus

Dwarf Octopus (Octopus joubini)

Octopus joubini

Dwarf Octopus

Caribbean Reef Octopus (Octopus briareus)

Octopus briareus

Caribbean Reef Octopus

Bumblebee Octopus (Octopus hummelincki)

Octopus hummelincki

Bumblebee Octopus

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