Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Caribbean Reef Octopus
Octopus briareus
Caribbean Reef Octopus
Category: Octopuses
Scientific Name: Octopus briareus
Size: 1 to 2 ft. (30 to 60 cm)  
Depth: 15-75 ft. (5-23 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Mollusca (Phylum)
└Cephalopoda (Class)
 └Octopoda (Order)
  └Octopodidae (Family)
   └Octopus (Genus)

Cephalopods
Octopuses

Caribbean Reef Octopus

Common Octopus

Atlantic White-Spotted Octopus

Atlantic Longarm Octopus



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