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Common Octopus
Comingio Merculiano (1845-1915) in Jatta Giuseppe (1860-1903), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Squid & octopus

Common Octopus

Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCommon Octopus
DutchAchtarm
SpanishPulpo de roca del Atlántico
Chinese普通章鱼
Scientific nameOctopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797

About this species

The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is a mollusk belonging to the class Cephalopoda. Octopus vulgaris is one of the most studied of all the octopus species, and also one of the most intelligent. It ranges from the eastern Atlantic, extends from the Mediterranean Sea, Black sea and the southern coast of England, to the southern coast of South Africa. It also occurs off the Azores, Canary Islands, and Cape Verde Islands. The species is also common in the Western Atlantic.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassCephalopoda
OrderOctopoda
FamilyOctopodidae
GenusOctopus

In Suriname

6Records in Suriname
1957First record
1960Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Coronie1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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