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Family: Octopodidae octopuses



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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
[]
No picture found

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

Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Adelieledone piatkowski
[]

Arntz, Wolf E.

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

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Adelieledone polymorpha
[Antarctic knobbed octopus]

FAO

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

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Ameloctopus litoralis
[Stringarm octopus]

FAO

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
[]

FAO

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

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Amphioctopus burryi
[Brown-striped octopus]

FAO

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

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Amphioctopus exannulatus
[Plain-spot octopus]

FAO

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

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Amphioctopus fangsiao
[Gold-spot octopus]

FAO

Northwest Pacific

Amphioctopus kagoshimensis(Ortmann, 1888)

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Amphioctopus kagoshimensis
[Stareye octopus]

Harasti, David

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

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Amphioctopus marginatus
[Veined octopus]

FAO

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

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Amphioctopus membranaceus
[Webfoot octopus]

FAO

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

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Amphioctopus mototi
[Poison ocellate octopus]

FAO

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
[]

FAO

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

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Amphioctopus polyzenia
[Arm-banded ocellate octopus]

FAO

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
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific.

Amphioctopus siamensis(Nateewathana & Norman, 1999)

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

Harvey-Clark, Chris

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

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris
 
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
[]

FAO

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]

FAO

Antarctic Atlantic

Bathypurpurata profundaVecchione, Allcock & Piatkowski, 2005

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

FAO

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
[]

FAO

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

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Callistoctopus alpheus
[Capricorn octopus]

FAO

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

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Callistoctopus aspilosomatis
[Plain-body octopus]

FAO

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
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.5 cm ML
 
Callistoctopus gracilis
[]

FAO

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
[]

Harasti, David

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

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Callistoctopus luteus
[Small-spot octopus]

Pillon, Roberto

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

Photo by Pillon, Roberto
 
Callistoctopus macropus
[White-spotted octopus]

FAO

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

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Callistoctopus nocturnus
[Philippine octopus]

FAO

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

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Callistoctopus ornatus
[White-striped octopus]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.5 cm ML
 
Callistoctopus paucilamellus
[]

FAO

Southeast Pacific

Callistoctopus rapanui(Voss, 1979)

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Callistoctopus rapanui
[Rapanui octopus]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.6 cm ML
 
Callistoctopus sparsus
[]
No picture found
 
Callistoctopus xiaohongxu
[]
No picture found
 
Cistopus chinensis
[White-spotted pouched octopus]

Modi, Shuanak

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

Photo by Modi, Shuanak
 
Cistopus indicus
[Old woman octopus]

FAO

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

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Cistopus taiwanicus
[Taiwan pouched octopus]

FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Euaxoctopus panamensisVoss, 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
[]

FAO

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

Photo by FAO
 
Galeoctopus lateralis
[Sharkclub octopus]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic

Graneledone antarcticaVoss, 1976

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
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
[]

FAO

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

Photo by FAO
 
Graneledone verrucosa
[Warty octopus]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm ML
 
Graneledone yamana
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific.

Grimpella thaumastocheirRobson, 1928

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Grimpella thaumastocheir
[Velvet octopus]

FAO

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

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Hapalochlaena fasciata
[Blue-lined octopus]

FAO

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

Photo by FAO
 
Hapalochlaena lunulata
[Greater blue-ringed octopus]

Harasti, David

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

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Hapalochlaena maculosa
[Southern blue-ringed octopus]
No picture found
 
Hapalochlaena nierstraszi
[]
No picture found
 
Histoctopus discus
[]

FAO

Western Central Pacific

Histoctopus zipkasaeNorman, Boucher-Rodoni & Hochberg, 2009

Photo by FAO
 
Histoctopus zipkasae
[Zippy's octopus]
No picture found

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

FAO

Southwest Pacific.

Macroctopus maorum(Hutton, 1880)

Photo by FAO
 
Macroctopus maorum
[Maori octopus]

FAO

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

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

Arntz, Wolf E.

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

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Megaleledone setebos
[Giant antactic octopus]
No picture found
 
Octopus alatus
[]

FAO

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

Photo by FAO
 
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
[]

Harasti, David

Western Pacific

Octopus australisHoyle, 1885

Photo by Harasti, David
 
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
[]

FAO

Southwest Pacific.

Octopus berrimaStranks & Norman, 1993

Photo by FAO
 
Octopus berrima
[Southern keeled octopus]

FAO

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

Photo by FAO
 
Octopus bimaculatus
[California two-spot octopus]

Batoy, Corazon B.

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

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Octopus bimaculoides
[Lesser twospotted octopus]

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Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm ML
Octopus bockiAdam, 1941

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Octopus bocki
[Bock's pygmy octopus]

FAO

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Octopus briareusRobson, 1929

Photo by FAO
 
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
[]

FAO

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

Photo by FAO
 
Octopus conispadiceus
[Chestnut octopus]

Harasti, David

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

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Octopus cyanea
[Big blue octopus]

FAO

Western Central Pacific.

Octopus dierythraeusNorman, 1993

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

FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm ML
Octopus dollfusiRobson, 1928

Photo by FAO
 
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]

FAO

Northwest Pacific.
Max. Length 9 cm ML
Octopus hongkongensisHoyle, 1885

Photo by FAO
 
Octopus hongkongensis
[]

FAO

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

Photo by FAO
 
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]

FAO

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

Photo by FAO
 
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
[]

FAO

Southwest Pacific.

Octopus kaurnaStranks, 1990

Photo by FAO
 
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
[]

FAO

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

Photo by FAO
 
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
[]

FAO

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm ML
Octopus mimusGould, 1852

Photo by FAO
 
Octopus mimus
[Changos octopus]

FAO

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

Photo by FAO
 
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
[]

FAO

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

Photo by FAO
 
Octopus oculifer
[Galapagos octopus]
No picture found

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

FAO

Southwest Pacific.
Max. Length 54 cm TL
Octopus pallidusHoyle, 1885

Photo by FAO
 
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
[]

FAO

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

Photo by FAO
 
Octopus rubescens
[East Pacific red octopus]

FAO

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

Photo by FAO
 
Octopus salutii
[Spider octopus]
No picture found
 
Octopus sanctaehelenae
[]
No picture found
 
Octopus sasakii
[]

FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm ML
Octopus seleneVoss, 1971

Photo by FAO
 
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
[]

FAO

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

Photo by FAO
 
Octopus tehuelchus
[Tehuelche octopus]
No picture found
 
Octopus tenuipulvinus
[]

Harasti, David

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

Photo by Harasti, David
 
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]

FAO

Eastern Pacific.

Octopus veligeroBerry, 1953

Photo by FAO
 
Octopus veligero
[Veiled octopus]
No picture found

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

FAO

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

Photo by FAO
 
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
[]

Arntz, Wolf E.

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

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
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]

FAO

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

Photo by FAO
 
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
[]

FAO

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

Photo by FAO
 
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
[]
No picture found
 
Thaumeledone gunteri
[Gunter's octopus]
No picture found
 
Thaumeledone marshalli
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.8 cm ML
 
Thaumeledone peninsulae
[]
No picture found
 
Thaumeledone zeiss
[]

Harasti, David

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

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Thaumoctopus mimicus
[Mimic octopus]
No picture found
 
Velodona togata
[Angel octopus]
No picture found

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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