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Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae octopuses

Genus: Abdopus

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FAO

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

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Abdopus abaculus
[Mosaic drop-arm octopus]

FAO

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
[]

FAO

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
[]


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