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Family: Eledonidae



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Max. Length 9.5 cm ML
 
Eledone caparti
[Tropical octopus]

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Northeast Atlantic and th
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Eledone cirrhosa (Lamarck, 1798)

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Eledone cirrhosa
[Horned octopus]
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Max. Length 6.5 cm ML
 
Eledone gaucha
[]

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Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 9 cm ML
Eledone massyae Voss, 1964

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Eledone massyae
[Combed octopus]
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Eledone microsicya
[]

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Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Max. Length 19.4 cm ML
Eledone moschata (Lamarck, 1798)

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Eledone moschata
[Musky octopus]
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Max. Length 3 cm DL
 
Eledone nigra
[]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Eledone palari Lu & Stranks, 1992

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Eledone palari
[Spongetip octopus]
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Max. Length 50 cm TL
 
Eledone schultzei
[Brush-tip octopod]
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Eledone thysanophora
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Eledone caparti Tropical octopus Eastern Atlantic 9.5 ML 1950
Eledone cirrhosa Horned octopus Northeast Atlantic and th 55 TL 1798
Eledone gaucha Southwest Atlantic 6.5 ML 1988
Eledone massyae Combed octopus Southwest Atlantic 9 ML 1964
Eledone microsicya Western Indian Ocean. 1884
Eledone moschata Musky octopus Atlantic Ocean and the Me 19.4 ML 1798
Eledone nigra Southwest Africa. 3 DL 1910
Eledone palari Spongetip octopus Western Pacific 18 TL 1992
Eledone schultzei Brush-tip octopod Southeast Atlantic 50 TL 1910
Eledone thysanophora South Africa. 1962



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