Reef Cephalopods
37 entries in the Reef Cephalopods compendium.
OctopodidaeFamily containing most octopus species, with 23 genera and about 175 species.Abdopus capricornicusA reef octopus with changeable patterning and arm autotomy.AmphioctopusA genus of 18 octopus species in tropical and subtropical waters.Amphioctopus aeginaA bottom-dwelling octopus with unique egg-cradling behavior.Amphioctopus fangsiaoWebfoot octopus, commercially fished, eggs resemble rice grains.Amphioctopus marginatusA tool-using octopus that walks on two arms.Bathypolypus arcticusA cold-water octopus with the longest known brooding period.Blue-ringed octopusSmall, venomous octopus with flashing blue rings.Enteroctopus magnificusA large octopus native to waters off Namibia and South Africa.Giant Pacific octopusThe largest octopus species, inhabiting the coastal North Pacific.Graneledone boreopacificaDeep-sea octopus with record 53-month egg brooding.Graneledone yamanaA deep-sea octopus with cartilaginous warts and two eye horns.Greater blue-ringed octopusOne of the most venomous marine animals, with iridescent warning rings.HistoctopusA deep-water octopus genus with distinctive arm membranes.MacroctopusA large, robust octopus of New Zealand and southern Australian waters.Macrotritopus defilippiA small octopus that mimics a flounder when swimming.Mimic octopusA cephalopod that impersonates multiple marine animals to evade predators.Octopus (genus)Largest octopus genus, widespread, with many reclassified species.Octopus australisA medium-sized octopus with a male reproductive arm.Octopus bockiA small octopus with complex neurology and pain-processing evidence.Octopus chierchiaeA small, iteroparous octopus with unique fixed stripe patterns.Octopus cyaneaA diurnal reef octopus known for rapid camouflage and cooperative hunting.Octopus mimusA large benthic octopus fished in Peru and Chile.Octopus minorSmall benthic octopus valued in Korean cuisine and culture.Octopus pallidusA pale octopus endemic to southern Australia, studied for age determination.Octopus sinensisA benthic octopus separated from Octopus vulgaris in 2017.Octopus tetricusA subtropical octopus from eastern Australia and northern New Zealand.Octopus variabilisA benthic octopus of economic and dietary importance in East Asia.PareledoneA cold-adapted octopus genus with RNA editing capabilities.Pinnoctopus bunurongSouthern white-spot octopus, found in Australian sandy substrates.Pinnoctopus cordiformisA common New Zealand reef octopus with disputed taxonomy.Pinnoctopus macropusNocturnal octopus that feeds among branching corals.Pinnoctopus ornatusA wide-ranging tropical octopus with nocturnal habits and long front arms.Robsonella huttoniA small octopus with a planktonic paralarval stage.Scaeurgus unicirrhusA cryptic deep-sea octopus of the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic.Southern blue-ringed octopusDocile but deadly, its blue rings flash when threatened.TeretoctopusA poorly known octopus genus reclassified into Enteroctopodidae.
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