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Octopus
Octopus vulgaris
Also known as: Common Octopus • Common octopus • common octopus
Kingdom: ANIMALIA• Family: OCTOPODIDAE• Order: OCTOPODA
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Quick Facts
Common Names:
Octopus, Common Octopus, Common octopus, common octopus, common Atlantic octopus, common European octopus, rock scuttle, scuttle, Common European Octopus, European Common Octopus, Kolkrabbi, Mediterranean Octopus, Scuttle
Class:
CEPHALOPODA
Data Completeness:
71%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
10
Countries
Top Locations
Azores, PT
1
Sithonia, Greece
1
Main Rd, Cape Peninsula, Cape Town, South Africa
1
Alicante, ES-VC, ES
1
City of Cape Town, ZA-WC, ZA
1
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First: 7/18/2011 · Latest: 6/27/2025
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