Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Common Octopus
Octopus vulgaris
Common Octopus
Category: Octopuses
Scientific Name: Octopus vulgaris
Size: 1 to 3 ft. (30 to 90 cm)  
Depth: 15-75 ft. (5-23 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Mollusca (Phylum)
└Cephalopoda (Class)
 └Octopoda (Order)
  └Octopodidae (Family)
   └Octopus (Genus)

Cephalopods
Octopuses

Common Octopus

Atlantic White-Spotted Octopus

Mimic Octopus

Wunderpus Octopus

Mosaic Octopus

White-V Octopus

Coconut Octopus

Poison Ocellate Octopus

Greater Blue-Ringed Octopus

Blue-Ringed Octopus

Atlantic Longarm Octopus

Caribbean Reef Octopus

Day Octopus

Octopus sp. 1



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