Types of Octopus
Species↕ | Scientific Name↕ | Arm Span (cm)↕ | Habitat↕ | Depth (m)↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Giant Pacific Octopus | Enteroctopus dofleini | 600 | North Pacific coasts | 200 | Largest octopus, can open jars, remember faces |
Common Octopus | Octopus vulgaris | 100 | Temperate and tropical seas | 150 | Star of My Octopus Teacher, master of camouflage |
Blue-ringed Octopus | Hapalochlaena lunulata | 20 | Indo-Pacific tidepools | 20 | Carries enough venom to kill 26 humans |
Mimic Octopus | Thaumoctopus mimicus | 60 | Indo-Pacific sand flats | 15 | Impersonates lionfish, sea snakes, flatfish on demand |
Dumbo Octopus | Grimpoteuthis | 30 | Deep sea worldwide | 4,000 | Ear-like fins flap like Dumbo, deepest known octopus |
Coconut Octopus | Amphioctopus marginatus | 30 | Indo-Pacific | 30 | Carries coconut shells as portable armor, walks bipedally |
Caribbean Reef Octopus | Octopus briareus | 60 | Caribbean reefs | 20 | Blue-green iridescence, nocturnal hunter |
Day Octopus | Octopus cyanea | 80 | Indo-Pacific reefs | 50 | Active by day, changes color every few seconds |
Flapjack Octopus | Opisthoteuthis californiana | 20 | North Pacific deep sea | 1,500 | Pancake-flat body, Pearl from Finding Nemo |
Atlantic Pygmy Octopus | Octopus joubini | 9 | Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico | 30 | Tiny, hides inside empty clam shells |
Seven-arm Octopus | Haliphron atlanticus | 350 | Deep open ocean | 2,500 | Heaviest octopus, males hide one arm in a sac |
Glass Octopus | Vitreledonella richardi | 45 | Tropical deep ocean | 2,000 | Almost fully transparent except eyes and gut |
Greater Blue-ringed Octopus | Hapalochlaena maculosa | 22 | Southern Australia | 50 | Pulsing blue rings warn of deadly tetrodotoxin |
Algae Octopus | Abdopus aculeatus | 25 | Indo-Pacific shallows | 5 | Walks on two arms while disguised as drifting seaweed |
Wonderpus | Wunderpus photogenicus | 35 | Indo-Pacific sand | 20 | Striking white stripes, each individual's pattern is unique |
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