Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Common octopus
Octopus vulgaris
photo by FAO

Family:  Octopodidae (octopuses)
Max. size:  180 cm TL (male/unsexed); 120 cm TL (female); max.weight: 10,000.0 g
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 347 m, oceanodromous
Distribution:  Circumglobal in temperate and tropical seas.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum common depth is 150 m in Ref. 75927. Maximum depth range from Ref. 114857. Maximum length for female from Ref. 804. This octopus is taken by amateur fishers and in small to large-scale harvest throughout its range. The greatest fishery effort occurs off northwest Africa, and it is know as one of the most valuable octopod species throughout the Mediterranean Sea where it is marketed fresh or frozen (Ref. 96968).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 08 April 2016 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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