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Family: Octopodidae octopuses



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Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 3.3 cm ML
Abdopus abaculus (Norman & Sweeney, 1997)

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Abdopus abaculus
[Mosaic drop-arm octopus]

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Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 43 cm TL
Abdopus aculeatus (D'Orbigny, 1834)

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Abdopus aculeatus
[Prickly octopus]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.2 cm ML
 
Abdopus capricornicus
[]

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Abdopus horridus (D'Orbigny, 1826)

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Abdopus horridus
[Red Sea octopus]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm ML
 
Abdopus tenebricus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm ML
 
Abdopus tonganus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.3 cm ML
 
Abdopus undulatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16 cm TL
 
Adelieledone adelieana
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Adelieledone piatkowski
[]

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Atlantic Antarctic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Adelieledone polymorpha (Robson, 1930)

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Adelieledone polymorpha
[Antarctic knobbed octopus]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Ameloctopus litoralis Norman, 1992

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Ameloctopus litoralis
[Stringarm octopus]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm ML
Amphioctopus aegina (Gray, 1849)

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Amphioctopus aegina
[Sandbird octopus]
No picture found
 
Amphioctopus arenicola
[]

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Atlantic Ocean.
Max. Length 7 cm ML
Amphioctopus burryi (Voss, 1950)

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Amphioctopus burryi
[Brown-striped octopus]

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Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Amphioctopus exannulatus (Norman, 1993)

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Amphioctopus exannulatus
[Plain-spot octopus]

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Northwest Pacific. Subtr
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Amphioctopus fangsiao (D'Orbigny, 1839-1841)

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Amphioctopus fangsiao
[Gold-spot octopus]

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Northwest Pacific

Amphioctopus kagoshimensis (Ortmann, 1888)

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Amphioctopus kagoshimensis
[Stareye octopus]

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Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Amphioctopus marginatus (Taki, 1964)

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Amphioctopus marginatus
[Veined octopus]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Amphioctopus membranaceus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)

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Amphioctopus membranaceus
[Webfoot octopus]

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Pacific Ocean.
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Amphioctopus mototi (Norman, 1992)

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Amphioctopus mototi
[Poison ocellate octopus]

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Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 24.6 cm TL
Amphioctopus neglectus (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999)

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Amphioctopus neglectus
[Neglected ocellate octopus]
No picture found
 
Amphioctopus ovulum
[]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Amphioctopus polyzenia (Gray, 1849)

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Amphioctopus polyzenia
[Arm-banded ocellate octopus]

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Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 35.8 cm TL
Amphioctopus rex (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999)

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Amphioctopus rex
[King ocellate octopus]
No picture found
 
Amphioctopus robsoni
[]

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Indo-West Pacific.

Amphioctopus siamensis (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999)

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Amphioctopus siamensis
[Siamese ocellate octopus]
No picture found
 
Amphioctopus varunae
[]

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Atlantic Ocean and the Ar
Max. Length 10 cm ML
Bathypolypus arcticus (Prosch, 1847)

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Bathypolypus arcticus
[North Atlantic octopus]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Bathypolypus bairdii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm ML
 
Bathypolypus ergasticus
[Fischers' bathyal octopus]
No picture found
 
Bathypolypus faeroensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Bathypolypus pugniger
[]
No picture found
 
Bathypolypus rubrostictus
[]
No picture found
 
Bathypolypus salebrosus
[]

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Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 10 cm ML
Bathypolypus sponsalis (Fischer & Fischer, 1892)

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Bathypolypus sponsalis
[Globose octopus]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm ML
 
Bathypolypus valdiviae
[Valdivia bathyal octopus]

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Antarctic Atlantic

Bathypurpurata profunda Vecchione, Allcock & Piatkowski, 2005

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Bathypurpurata profunda
[Purplish octopus]
No picture found
 
Bentheledone albida
[]

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Antarctic Ocean.

Bentheledone rotunda (Hoyle, 1885)

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Bentheledone rotunda
[Rounded octopus]
No picture found
 
Benthoctopus behni
[]
No picture found
 
Benthoctopus fuscus
[]
No picture found
 
Benthoctopus johnsonianus
[]
No picture found
 
Benthoctopus leioderma
[Smoothskin octopus]
No picture found
 
Benthoctopus lothei
[]
No picture found
 
Benthoctopus macrophallus
[]
No picture found
 
Benthoctopus magellanicus
[]
No picture found
 
Benthoctopus piscatorum
[]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 43 cm TL
Callistoctopus alpheus (Norman, 1993)

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Callistoctopus alpheus
[Capricorn octopus]

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Central Pacific
Max. Length 44 cm TL
Callistoctopus aspilosomatis (Norman, 1993)

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Callistoctopus aspilosomatis
[Plain-body octopus]

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Southwest Pacific.

Callistoctopus bunurong (Stranks, 1990)

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Callistoctopus bunurong
[Southern white-spot octopus]
No picture found

Max. Length 80 cm TL
 
Callistoctopus dierythraeus
[]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 130 cm TL
Callistoctopus graptus (Norman, 1993)

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Callistoctopus graptus
[Scribbled octopus]
No picture found
 
Callistoctopus kermadecensis
[]
No picture found
 
Callistoctopus lechenaultii
[]

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Western Pacific.
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Callistoctopus luteus (Sasaki, 1929)

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Callistoctopus luteus
[Small-spot octopus]

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Circumglobal in warm to t
Max. Length 18 cm ML
Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826)

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Callistoctopus macropus
[White-spotted octopus]

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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Callistoctopus nocturnus (Norman & Sweeney, 1997)

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Callistoctopus nocturnus
[Philippine octopus]

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Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Callistoctopus ornatus (Gould, 1852)

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Callistoctopus ornatus
[White-striped octopus]

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Southeast Pacific

Callistoctopus rapanui (Voss, 1979)

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Callistoctopus rapanui
[Rapanui octopus]
No picture found
 
Callistoctopus xiaohongxu
[]
No picture found
 
Cistopus chinensis
[White-spotted pouched octopus]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Cistopus indicus (Rapp, 1835)

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Cistopus indicus
[Old woman octopus]

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Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm ML
Cistopus taiwanicus Liao & Lu, 2009

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Cistopus taiwanicus
[Taiwan pouched octopus]

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Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Euaxoctopus panamensis Voss, 1971

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Euaxoctopus panamensis
[Crescent octopus]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Euaxoctopus pillsburyae
[Map octopus]
No picture found
 
Euaxoctopus scalenus
[]

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Central Pacific.
Max. Length 16.5 cm TL
Galeoctopus lateralis Norman, Boucher & Hochberg, 2004

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Galeoctopus lateralis
[Sharkclub octopus]

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Antarctic

Graneledone antarctica Voss, 1976

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Graneledone antarctica
[]
No picture found
 
Graneledone boreopacifica
[]
No picture found
 
Graneledone challengeri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 33.5 cm TL
 
Graneledone gonzalezi
[]
No picture found
 
Graneledone macrotyla
[]
No picture found
 
Graneledone pacifica
[]
No picture found
 
Graneledone taniwha
[]

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Northern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Graneledone verrucosa (Verrill, 1881)

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Graneledone verrucosa
[Warty octopus]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm ML
 
Graneledone yamana
[]

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Indo-West Pacific.

Grimpella thaumastocheir Robson, 1928

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Grimpella thaumastocheir
[Velvet octopus]

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Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Hapalochlaena fasciata (Hoyle, 1886)

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Hapalochlaena fasciata
[Blue-lined octopus]

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Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Hapalochlaena lunulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)

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Hapalochlaena lunulata
[Greater blue-ringed octopus]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Hapalochlaena maculosa (Hoyle, 1883)

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Hapalochlaena maculosa
[Southern blue-ringed octopus]
No picture found
 
Hapalochlaena nierstraszi
[]
No picture found
 
Histoctopus discus
[]

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Western Central Pacific

Histoctopus zipkasae Norman, Boucher-Rodoni & Hochberg, 2009

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Histoctopus zipkasae
[Zippy's octopus]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.3 cm ML
 
Macrochlaena winckworthi
[Winckworth’s octopus]

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Southwest Pacific.

Macroctopus maorum (Hutton, 1880)

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Macroctopus maorum
[Maori octopus]

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Atlantic, Indian Ocean an
Max. Length 9 cm ML
Macrotritopus defilippi (Vérany, 1851)

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Macrotritopus defilippi
[Lilliput longarm octopus]
No picture found
 
Megaleledone senoi
[Giant Antarctic octopus]

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Atlantic Ocean, Antarctic
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Megaleledone setebos (Robson, 1932)

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Megaleledone setebos
[Giant antactic octopus]
No picture found
 
Octopus alatus
[]

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Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.5 cm ML
Octopus alecto Berry, 1953

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Octopus alecto
[Snakearm octopus]
No picture found

Max. Length 79 cm TL
 
Octopus americanus
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus araneoides
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus arborescens
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus areolatus
[]

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Western Pacific

Octopus australis Hoyle, 1885

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Octopus australis
[Hammer octopus]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.4 cm ML
 
Octopus balboai
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.7 cm ML
 
Octopus berenice
[]

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Southwest Pacific.

Octopus berrima Stranks & Norman, 1993

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Octopus berrima
[Southern keeled octopus]

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Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 122 cm TL
Octopus bimaculatus Verrill, 1883

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Octopus bimaculatus
[California two-spot octopus]

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Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm ML
Octopus bimaculoides Pickford & McConnaughey, 1949

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Octopus bimaculoides
[Lesser twospotted octopus]

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Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm ML
Octopus bocki Adam, 1941

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Octopus bocki
[Bock's pygmy octopus]

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Western Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Octopus briareus Robson, 1929

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Octopus briareus
[Caribbean reef octopus]
No picture found
 
Octopus brocki
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus bulbus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm ML
 
Octopus burryi
[Brownstriped octopus]
No picture found

Max. Length 14 cm ML
 
Octopus californicus
[North Pacific bigeye octopus]
No picture found
 
Octopus campbelli
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm ML
 
Octopus carolinensis
[Carolinian octopus]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ML
 
Octopus chierchiae
[]

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Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Octopus conispadiceus (Sasaki, 1917)

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Octopus conispadiceus
[Chestnut octopus]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm ML
Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849

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Octopus cyanea
[Big blue octopus]

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Western Central Pacific.

Octopus dierythraeus Norman, 1993

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Octopus dierythraeus
[Red-spot octopus]
No picture found
 
Octopus diminutus
[]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm ML
Octopus dollfusi Robson, 1928

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Octopus dollfusi
[Marbled octopus]
No picture found
 
Octopus favonius
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus filamentosus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm ML
 
Octopus fitchi
[Lilliput octopus]
No picture found
 
Octopus fujitai
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus fusiformis
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus gardineri
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus gibbsi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm ML
 
Octopus globosus
[Globe octopus]
No picture found
 
Octopus gorgonus
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus guangdongenis
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus harpedon
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus hattai
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm ML
 
Octopus hawaiiensis
[Hawaiian octopus]

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Northwest Pacific.
Max. Length 9 cm ML
Octopus hongkongensis Hoyle, 1885

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Octopus hongkongensis
[]

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Eastern Central Pacific.
Max. Length 22 cm ML
Octopus hubbsorum Berry, 1953

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Octopus hubbsorum
[Hubb's octopus]
No picture found
 
Octopus humilis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.2 cm ML
 
Octopus hummelincki
[Bumblebee octopus]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.7 cm ML
 
Octopus huttoni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.7 cm DL
 
Octopus hyadesi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.1 cm ML
 
Octopus incella
[Large-eared pika]

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Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 12 cm ML
Octopus insularis Leite & Haimovici, 2008

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Octopus insularis
[Brazil reef octopus]
No picture found
 
Octopus jeraldi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Octopus joubini
[Atlantic pygmy octopus]
No picture found
 
Octopus kaharoa
[]

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Southwest Pacific.

Octopus kaurna Stranks, 1990

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Octopus kaurna
[Southern sand octopus]
No picture found
 
Octopus laqueus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm ML
 
Octopus lobensis
[Lobed octopus]
No picture found
 
Octopus longispadiceus
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus mariles
[]

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Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 12 cm ML
Octopus maya Voss & Solis Ramirez, 1966

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Octopus maya
[Mexican four-eyed octopus]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm ML
 
Octopus mercatoris
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus mernoo
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus microphthalmus
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus micropyrsus
[California lilliput octopus]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ML
 
Octopus micros
[]

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Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm ML
Octopus mimus Gould, 1852

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Octopus mimus
[Changos octopus]

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Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Octopus minor (Sasaki, 1920)

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Octopus minor
[Long arm octopus]
No picture found
 
Octopus mutilans
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus nanhaiensis
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus nanus
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus niveus
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus occidentalis
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus ochotensis
[]

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Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Octopus oculifer (Hoyle, 1904)

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Octopus oculifer
[Galapagos octopus]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm ML
 
Octopus oliveri
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus oshimai
[]

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Southwest Pacific.
Max. Length 54 cm TL
Octopus pallidus Hoyle, 1885

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Octopus pallidus
[Pale octopus]
No picture found
 
Octopus parvus
[Japanese pygmy octopus]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm ML
 
Octopus penicillifer
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.7 cm DL
 
Octopus pentherinus
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus prashadi
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus pricei
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus pumilus
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus pyrum
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus roosevelti
[]

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Eastern Pacific. Subtrop
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Octopus rubescens Berry, 1953

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Octopus rubescens
[East Pacific red octopus]

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Mediterranean Sea and Nor
Max. Length 16.5 cm ML
Octopus salutii Verany, 1839

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Octopus salutii
[Spider octopus]
No picture found
 
Octopus sanctaehelenae
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus sasakii
[]

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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm ML
Octopus selene Voss, 1971

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Octopus selene
[Moon octopus]
No picture found
 
Octopus spinosus
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus striolatus
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus superciliosus
[Frilled pygmy octopus]
No picture found
 
Octopus taprobanensis
[]

Photo by FAO

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Octopus tehuelchus D'Orbigny, 1834

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Octopus tehuelchus
[Tehuelche octopus]
No picture found
 
Octopus tenuipulvinus
[]

Photo by Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852

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Octopus tetricus
[Gloomy octopus]
No picture found
 
Octopus tsugarensis
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus validus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 70 cm TL
 
Octopus variabilis
[Whiparm octopus]

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Eastern Pacific.

Octopus veligero Berry, 1953

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Octopus veligero
[Veiled octopus]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm ML
 
Octopus verrucosus
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus vitiensis
[Bighead octopus]

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Circumglobal in temperate
Max. Length 180 cm TL
Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797

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Octopus vulgaris
[Common octopus]
No picture found
 
Octopus warringa
[Club pygmy octopus]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
 
Octopus wolfi
[Star-sucker pygmy octopus]
No picture found
 
Octopus yendoi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm ML
 
Octopus zonatus
[Atlantic banded squid]
No picture found
 
Pareledone aequipapillae
[]
No picture found
 
Pareledone albimaculata
[]
No picture found
 
Pareledone antarctica
[]
No picture found
 
Pareledone aurata
[]
No picture found
 
Pareledone aurorae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.5 cm ML
 
Pareledone charcoti
[Charcot's octopus]
No picture found
 
Pareledone cornuta
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm ML
 
Pareledone felix
[]
No picture found
 
Pareledone framensis
[]
No picture found
 
Pareledone harrissoni
[]
No picture found
 
Pareledone panchroma
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm ML
 
Pareledone prydzensis
[]
No picture found
 
Pareledone serperastrata
[]
No picture found
 
Pareledone subtilis
[]

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Southern Atlantic and Ant
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Pareledone turqueti (Joubin, 1905)

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Pareledone turqueti
[Turquet's octopus]
No picture found
 
Paroctopus cthulu
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.4 cm ML
 
Paroctopus digueti
[Diguet's pygmy octopus]
No picture found

Max. Length 200 cm TL
 
Pinnoctopus cordiformis
[]
No picture found
 
Pinnoctopus kermadecensis
[]
No picture found
 
Praealtus paralbida
[White octopus]
No picture found
 
Praealtus paralbidus
[]
No picture found
 
Pteroctopus eurycephala
[]
No picture found
 
Pteroctopus hoylei
[Pacific fourhorn octopus]
No picture found
 
Pteroctopus keralensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.7 cm ML
 
Pteroctopus schmidti
[Dana octopus]

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Atlantic and the Mediterr
Max. Length 13 cm ML
Pteroctopus tetracirrhus (delle Chiaje, 1830)

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Pteroctopus tetracirrhus
[Fourhorn octopus]
No picture found
 
Pteroctopus witjazi
[]
No picture found
 
Robsonella fontaniana
[Small octopus]
No picture found
 
Robsonella huttoni
[]
No picture found
 
Sasakiopus salebrosus
[Rough octopus]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.4 cm ML
 
Scaeurgus jumeau
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.6 cm ML
 
Scaeurgus nesisi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.3 cm ML
 
Scaeurgus patagiatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.4 cm ML
 
Scaeurgus tuber
[]

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Indo-Pacific, Atlantic an
Max. Length 12 cm ML
Scaeurgus unicirrhus (Delle Chiaje, 1841)

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Scaeurgus unicirrhus
[Unihorn octopus]
No picture found
 
Teretoctopus alcocki
[]
No picture found
 
Teretoctopus indicus
[Fourpad octopus]
No picture found

Max. Length 26 cm TL
 
Tetracheledone spinicirrhus
[Spiny-horn octopus]
No picture found
 
Tetracheledone spinicurrus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm ML
 
Thaumeledone brevis
[]
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Thaumeledone gunteri
[Gunter's octopus]
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Thaumeledone marshalli
[]
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Max. Length 4.8 cm ML
 
Thaumeledone peninsulae
[]
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Thaumeledone zeiss
[]

Photo by Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 48 cm TL
Thaumoctopus mimicus Norman & Hochberg, 2005

Photo by Photo by Harasti, David
 
Thaumoctopus mimicus
[Mimic octopus]
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Velodona togata
[Angel octopus]
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Max. Length 7.6 cm ML
 
Vosseledone charrua
[Charrua octopus]
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Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis
[Vent octopus]
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Max. Length 23 cm TL
 
Wunderpus photogenicus
[Wunderpus]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Abdopus abaculus Mosaic drop-arm octopus Western Central Pacific. 3.3 ML 1997
Abdopus aculeatus Prickly octopus Western Central Pacific. 43 TL 1834
Abdopus capricornicus Western Central Pacific. 4.2 ML 2001
Abdopus horridus Red Sea octopus Western Indian Ocean 12 TL 1826
Abdopus tenebricus Western Central Pacific 2 ML 1884
Abdopus tonganus Western Central Pacific 3.5 ML 1885
Abdopus undulatus Western Central Pacific 3.3 ML 2007
Adelieledone adelieana Antarctic. 16 TL 1917
Adelieledone piatkowski Antarctic. 14 TL 2003
Adelieledone polymorpha Antarctic knobbed octopus Atlantic Antarctic 20 TL 1930
Ameloctopus litoralis Stringarm octopus Indo-West Pacific 26 TL 1992
Amphioctopus aegina Sandbird octopus Indo-West Pacific 10 ML 1849
Amphioctopus arenicola Eastern Central Pacific 2005
Amphioctopus burryi Brown-striped octopus Atlantic Ocean. 7 ML 1950
Amphioctopus exannulatus Plain-spot octopus Indo-West Pacific. 20 TL 1993
Amphioctopus fangsiao Gold-spot octopus Northwest Pacific. Subtr 20 TL 1841
Amphioctopus kagoshimensis Stareye octopus Northwest Pacific 1888
Amphioctopus marginatus Veined octopus Indo-West Pacific. 30 TL 1964
Amphioctopus membranaceus Webfoot octopus Indo-Pacific 30 TL 1832
Amphioctopus mototi Poison ocellate octopus Pacific Ocean. 32 TL 1992
Amphioctopus neglectus Neglected ocellate octopus Indo-West Pacific. 24.6 TL 1999
Amphioctopus ovulum Northwest Pacific 1917
Amphioctopus polyzenia Arm-banded ocellate octopus Indo-Pacific 13 TL 1849
Amphioctopus rex King ocellate octopus Indo-West Pacific. 35.8 TL 1999
Amphioctopus robsoni Western Indian Ocean. 1941
Amphioctopus siamensis Siamese ocellate octopus Indo-West Pacific. 1999
Amphioctopus varunae Western Indian Ocean 1971
Bathypolypus arcticus North Atlantic octopus Atlantic Ocean and the Ar 10 ML 1847
Bathypolypus bairdii Northern Atlantic and the 20 TL 1847
Bathypolypus ergasticus Fischers' bathyal octopus Eastern Atlantic. 10 ML 1892
Bathypolypus faeroensis Northeast Atlantic. 1909
Bathypolypus pugniger Northern Atlantic and the 15 TL 2002
Bathypolypus rubrostictus Northwest Pacific 2008
Bathypolypus salebrosus Northwest Pacific. 1920
Bathypolypus sponsalis Globose octopus Eastern Atlantic and the 10 ML 1892
Bathypolypus valdiviae Valdivia bathyal octopus Southeast Atlantic and We 8 ML 1915
Bathypurpurata profunda Purplish octopus Antarctic Atlantic 2005
Bentheledone albida Antarctic Indian Ocean. 1917
Bentheledone rotunda Rounded octopus Antarctic Ocean. 1885
Benthoctopus behni Indian Ocean. 1882
Benthoctopus fuscus Northwest Pacific 1964
Benthoctopus johnsonianus Northwest Pacific 2006
Benthoctopus leioderma Smoothskin octopus Northern Pacific and the 1911
Benthoctopus lothei Atlantic Ocean. 1913
Benthoctopus macrophallus Northeast Pacific. 1990
Benthoctopus magellanicus Southeast Pacific. 1930
Benthoctopus piscatorum Northeast Atlantic and th 1879
Callistoctopus alpheus Capricorn octopus Western Pacific 43 TL 1993
Callistoctopus aspilosomatis Plain-body octopus Central Pacific 44 TL 1993
Callistoctopus bunurong Southern white-spot octopus Southwest Pacific. 1990
Callistoctopus dierythraeus Indo-West Pacific 80 TL 1993
Callistoctopus graptus Scribbled octopus Indo-West Pacific 130 TL 1993
Callistoctopus kermadecensis Southwest Pacific 1914
Callistoctopus lechenaultii Eastern Indian Ocean 1826
Callistoctopus luteus Small-spot octopus Western Pacific. 70 TL 1929
Callistoctopus macropus White-spotted octopus Circumglobal in warm to t 18 ML 1826
Callistoctopus nocturnus Philippine octopus Western Central Pacific 35 TL 1997
Callistoctopus ornatus White-striped octopus Indo-Pacific. 120 TL 1852
Callistoctopus rapanui Rapanui octopus Southeast Pacific 1979
Callistoctopus xiaohongxu Northwest Pacific 2022
Cistopus chinensis White-spotted pouched octopus Northwest Pacific 2012
Cistopus indicus Old woman octopus Indo-West Pacific 100 TL 1848
Cistopus taiwanicus Taiwan pouched octopus Northwest Pacific 14 ML 2009
Euaxoctopus panamensis Crescent octopus Eastern Central Pacific 20 TL 1971
Euaxoctopus pillsburyae Map octopus Western Central Atlantic 20 TL 1975
Euaxoctopus scalenus Eastern Central Pacific 1904
Galeoctopus lateralis Sharkclub octopus Central Pacific. 16.5 TL 2004
Graneledone antarctica Antarctic 1976
Graneledone boreopacifica Northern Pacific. 1982
Graneledone challengeri Western Pacific and Antar 1916
Graneledone gonzalezi Antarctic Indian Ocean 33.5 TL 2000
Graneledone macrotyla Antarctic waters. 1976
Graneledone pacifica Northern Pacific. 1990
Graneledone taniwha Southwest Pacific. 1999
Graneledone verrucosa Warty octopus Northern Atlantic and the 50 TL 1881
Graneledone yamana Southwest Atlantic 8 ML 2000
Grimpella thaumastocheir Velvet octopus Indo-West Pacific. 1928
Hapalochlaena fasciata Blue-lined octopus Southwest Pacific 15 TL 1886
Hapalochlaena lunulata Greater blue-ringed octopus Indo-West Pacific. 12 TL 1832
Hapalochlaena maculosa Southern blue-ringed octopus Indo-West Pacific 22 TL 1883
Hapalochlaena nierstraszi Indo-West Pacific. 1938
Histoctopus discus Western Central Pacific 2009
Histoctopus zipkasae Zippy's octopus Western Central Pacific 2009
Macrochlaena winckworthi Winckworth’s octopus Eastern Indian Ocean 3.3 ML 1926
Macroctopus maorum Maori octopus Southwest Pacific. 1880
Macrotritopus defilippi Lilliput longarm octopus Atlantic, Indian Ocean an 9 ML 1851
Megaleledone senoi Giant Antarctic octopus Antarctic Ocean. 1961
Megaleledone setebos Giant antactic octopus Atlantic Ocean, Antarctic 90 TL 1932
Octopus alatus Northwest Pacific. 1920
Octopus alecto Snakearm octopus Eastern Central Pacific 6.5 ML 1953
Octopus americanus Western Atlantic. 79 TL 1806
Octopus araneoides Northwest Pacific. 1964
Octopus arborescens Eastern Indian Ocean. 1904
Octopus areolatus Northwest Pacific. 1839
Octopus australis Hammer octopus Western Pacific 1885
Octopus balboai Eastern Central Pacific 3.4 ML 1971
Octopus berenice Indo-West Pacific 1.7 ML 1849
Octopus berrima Southern keeled octopus Southwest Pacific. 1993
Octopus bimaculatus California two-spot octopus Eastern Central Pacific 122 TL 1883
Octopus bimaculoides Lesser twospotted octopus Eastern Central Pacific 12 ML 1949
Octopus bocki Bock's pygmy octopus Central Pacific 2.5 ML 1941
Octopus briareus Caribbean reef octopus Western Atlantic 100 TL 1929
Octopus brocki Northwest Pacific. 1888
Octopus bulbus Western Central Pacific 2001
Octopus burryi Brownstriped octopus Atlantic Ocean 7 ML 1950
Octopus californicus North Pacific bigeye octopus Eastern Pacific. 14 ML 1911
Octopus campbelli Southwest Pacific. 1902
Octopus carolinensis Carolinian octopus Western Atlantic. 20 ML 1884
Octopus chierchiae Eastern Pacific 2.5 ML 1889
Octopus conispadiceus Chestnut octopus Northwest Atlantic 150 TL 1917
Octopus cyanea Big blue octopus Indo-Pacific 22 ML 1849
Octopus dierythraeus Red-spot octopus Western Central Pacific. 1993
Octopus diminutus Northwest Pacific 2008
Octopus dollfusi Marbled octopus Western Pacific 9 ML 1928
Octopus favonius Western Central Pacific. 1849
Octopus filamentosus Western Indian Ocean. 1826
Octopus fitchi Lilliput octopus Eastern Pacific. 4.5 ML 1953
Octopus fujitai Northwest Pacific. 1929
Octopus fusiformis Northwest Pacific 1887
Octopus gardineri Western Indian Ocean. 1905
Octopus gibbsi Southwest Pacific. 1999
Octopus globosus Globe octopus Indo-West Pacific 25 ML 1886
Octopus gorgonus Western Central Pacific 2007
Octopus guangdongenis Western Pacific 1976
Octopus harpedon Western Central Pacific 2001
Octopus hattai Northwest Pacific. 1929
Octopus hawaiiensis Hawaiian octopus Eastern Central Pacific 3 ML 1852
Octopus hongkongensis Northwest Pacific. 9 ML 1885
Octopus hubbsorum Hubb's octopus Eastern Central Pacific. 22 ML 1953
Octopus humilis Western Central Pacific 2007
Octopus hummelincki Bumblebee octopus Western Atlantic and Cari 7.2 ML 1936
Octopus huttoni Southwest Pacific 5.7 ML 1943
Octopus hyadesi Western Atlantic. 2.7 DL 1889
Octopus incella Large-eared pika Northwest Pacific 3.1 ML 2007
Octopus insularis Brazil reef octopus Western Atlantic. 12 ML 2008
Octopus jeraldi Western Atlantic. 2020
Octopus joubini Atlantic pygmy octopus Atlantic Ocean 15 TL 1929
Octopus kaharoa Southwest Pacific. 1999
Octopus kaurna Southern sand octopus Southwest Pacific. 1990
Octopus laqueus Northwest Pacific 2005
Octopus lobensis Lobed octopus Southwest Atlantic 10 ML 1969
Octopus longispadiceus Northwest Pacific. 1917
Octopus mariles Western Central Pacific 2007
Octopus maya Mexican four-eyed octopus Western Central Atlantic 12 ML 1966
Octopus mercatoris Western Central Atlantic. 2 ML 1937
Octopus mernoo Southwest Pacific. 1999
Octopus microphthalmus Indo-West Pacific. 1896
Octopus micropyrsus California lilliput octopus Eastern Central Pacific. 1953
Octopus micros Western Central Pacific 2.5 ML 2001
Octopus mimus Changos octopus Southeast Pacific 19 ML 1852
Octopus minor Long arm octopus Northwest Pacific 70 TL 1920
Octopus mutilans Northwest Pacific. 1942
Octopus nanhaiensis Western Pacific 1976
Octopus nanus Western Indian Ocean. 1973
Octopus niveus Central Pacific. 1831
Octopus occidentalis Southeast Atlantic. 1886
Octopus ochotensis Northwest Pacific. 1920
Octopus oculifer Galapagos octopus Southeast Pacific 42 TL 1904
Octopus oliveri Western Pacific 7 ML 1914
Octopus oshimai Northwest Pacific. 1929
Octopus pallidus Pale octopus Southwest Pacific. 54 TL 1885
Octopus parvus Japanese pygmy octopus Northwest Pacific. 1917
Octopus penicillifer Eastern Central Pacific 4 ML 1954
Octopus pentherinus Southwest Atlantic. 3.7 DL 1889
Octopus prashadi Eastern Indian Ocean. 1939
Octopus pricei Eastern Central Pacific. 1913
Octopus pumilus Western Central Pacific. 1997
Octopus pyrum Western Central Pacific. 1997
Octopus roosevelti Eastern Central Pacific. 1941
Octopus rubescens East Pacific red octopus Eastern Pacific. Subtrop 45 TL 1953
Octopus salutii Spider octopus Mediterranean Sea and Nor 16.5 ML 1839
Octopus sanctaehelenae Southeast Atlantic. 1929
Octopus sasakii Northwest Pacific. 1942
Octopus selene Moon octopus Eastern Pacific 6 ML 1971
Octopus spinosus Northwest Pacific. 1920
Octopus striolatus Western Pacific 1976
Octopus superciliosus Frilled pygmy octopus Eastern Indian Ocean. 1832
Octopus taprobanensis Eastern Indian Ocean. 1926
Octopus tehuelchus Tehuelche octopus Southwest Atlantic 30 TL 1847
Octopus tenuipulvinus Northwest Pacific. 1920
Octopus tetricus Gloomy octopus Indo-West Pacific 80 TL 1852
Octopus tsugarensis Northwest Pacific. 1920
Octopus validus Northwest Pacific. 1920
Octopus variabilis Whiparm octopus Northwest Pacific 70 TL 1929
Octopus veligero Veiled octopus Eastern Pacific. 1953
Octopus verrucosus Southeast Atlantic. 8 ML 1885
Octopus vitiensis Bighead octopus Western Central Pacific. 1885
Octopus vulgaris Common octopus Circumglobal in temperate 180 TL 1797
Octopus warringa Club pygmy octopus Southwest Pacific. 1990
Octopus wolfi Star-sucker pygmy octopus Indo-Pacific 4.5 TL 1913
Octopus yendoi Korea. 1920
Octopus zonatus Atlantic banded squid Western Central Atlantic. 3 ML 1968
Pareledone aequipapillae Antarctic 2005
Pareledone albimaculata Antarctic 2005
Pareledone antarctica Antarctic Indian Ocean. 1920
Pareledone aurata Atlantic Antarctic 2005
Pareledone aurorae Antarctic Indian Ocean 1917
Pareledone charcoti Charcot's octopus Southwest Atlantic and An 6.5 ML 1905
Pareledone cornuta Atlantic Antarctic 2005
Pareledone felix Antarctic peninsula. 6 ML 2007
Pareledone framensis Antarctic Indian Ocean. 1994
Pareledone harrissoni Antarctic Indian Ocean. 1917
Pareledone panchroma Antarctic 2005
Pareledone prydzensis Antarctic Indian Ocean. 3 ML 1994
Pareledone serperastrata Atlantic Antarctic 2005
Pareledone subtilis Antarctic 2005
Pareledone turqueti Turquet's octopus Southern Atlantic and Ant 18 TL 1905
Paroctopus cthulu Southern Atlantic and Ant 2021
Paroctopus digueti Diguet's pygmy octopus Eastern Pacific 7.4 ML 1894
Pinnoctopus cordiformis Indo-West Pacific 200 TL 1832
Pinnoctopus kermadecensis Southwest Pacific 1914
Praealtus paralbida White octopus Atlantic Antarctic 2004
Praealtus paralbidus Western Atlantic. 2004
Pteroctopus eurycephala Northwest Pacific. 1964
Pteroctopus hoylei Pacific fourhorn octopus Eastern Central Pacific. 1909
Pteroctopus keralensis Western Indian Ocean. 1966
Pteroctopus schmidti Dana octopus Western Atlantic. 5.7 ML 1933
Pteroctopus tetracirrhus Fourhorn octopus Atlantic and the Mediterr 13 ML 1830
Pteroctopus witjazi Northwest Pacific. 1963
Robsonella fontaniana Small octopus Southeast Pacific 1847
Robsonella huttoni Southwest Pacific. 1943
Sasakiopus salebrosus Rough octopus Northeast Pacific and the 1920
Scaeurgus jumeau Southwest Pacific 4.4 ML 2005
Scaeurgus nesisi Western Central Pacific 5.6 ML 2005
Scaeurgus patagiatus Pacific Ocean 6.3 ML 1913
Scaeurgus tuber Western Pacific 2.4 ML 2005
Scaeurgus unicirrhus Unihorn octopus Indo-Pacific, Atlantic an 12 ML 1841
Teretoctopus alcocki Northern Indian Ocean 1932
Teretoctopus indicus Fourpad octopus Western Indian Ocean. 1929
Tetracheledone spinicirrhus Spiny-horn octopus Western Atlantic. Tropic 26 TL 1955
Tetracheledone spinicurrus Western Atlantic. 1955
Thaumeledone brevis Southwest Atlantic 2 ML 1885
Thaumeledone gunteri Gunter's octopus Antarctic Atlantic 1930
Thaumeledone marshalli Southwest Pacific. 1999
Thaumeledone peninsulae Atlantic Antarctic 4.8 ML 2004
Thaumeledone zeiss Southwest Pacific. 1999
Thaumoctopus mimicus Mimic octopus Indo-West Pacific. 48 TL 2005
Velodona togata Angel octopus Western Indian Ocean and 1915
Vosseledone charrua Charrua octopus Southwest Atlantic 7.6 ML 1978
Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis Vent octopus Pacific Ocean. 1998
Wunderpus photogenicus Wunderpus Indo-West Pacific 23 TL 2006



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