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Day octopus

Octopus cyanea

Genus Octopus. Family Octopodidae. Order Octopoda.

Day octopus — Photographs 1
Day octopus.
Red Sea. 17 September 2007.
Photo Ivan Klumov

Description

Octopus cyanea, also known as the big blue octopus or day octopus, is an octopus in the family Octopodidae.

Traits

Danger
safe
Source
E.Lieske and R.F.Myers"Coral Reef Guide.Red Sea",Collins,2004.

Video

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Photographs

Day octopus — Photographs 2
Day octopus.
Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea.
Photo Wikipedia, Mohammed Al Momany
Day octopus — Photographs 3
Day octopus. Zoological illustration.
A. Pollock / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Links

Source: Wikipedia

Source: E.Lieske and R.F.Myers"Coral Reef Guide.Red Sea",Collins,2004.