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Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus)

The mimic octopus, Thaumoctopus mimicus, is a benthic octopus described from shallow, soft-bottom habitats in Indonesia...

Indo Pacific Mimicry Octopodidae Sandy Bottom

9.2 Excellent

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Coconut Octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus)

The coconut octopus, Amphioctopus marginatus, is a small benthic octopus found on sandy and muddy seafloors in tropical...

Indo Pacific Tool Use Octopodidae Sandy Bottom

9.2 Excellent

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Greater Blue-Ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata)

The greater blue-ringed octopus, Hapalochlaena lunulata, is a small cephalopod found in shallow tropical waters of the I...

Small Venomous Indo Pacific Octopodidae

9.0 Excellent

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Wonderpus (Wunderpus photogenicus)

The wonderpus, Wunderpus photogenicus, is a benthic octopus formally described in 2006 from shallow tropical waters of t...

Patterned Indo Pacific Octopodidae Sandy Bottom

8.9 Great

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Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea)

Octopus cyanea, commonly called the day octopus or big blue octopus, inhabits coral reefs and shallow tropical waters ac...

Reef Diurnal Indo Pacific Octopodidae

8.7 Great

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Octopus cyanea (big blue)

Octopus cyanea, commonly called the day octopus or big blue octopus, is a large reef-dwelling cephalopod distributed acr...

Reef Large Diurnal Indo Pacific

8.7 Great

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Ornate Octopus (Callistoctopus ornatus)

The ornate octopus, Callistoctopus ornatus, is a long-armed octopus in the family Octopodidae found across tropical part...

Reef Colorful Patterned Indo Pacific

7.8 Good

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Octopus ornatus (formerly)

A species formerly classified in Octopus and found across the Indo-Pacific, known for its ornate coloration and subject...

Reef Colorful Ornate Indo Pacific

7.2 Good

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Amphioctopus aegina

Amphioctopus aegina is a small benthic octopus in the family Octopodidae found in shallow tropical and subtropical water...

Small Tropical Indo Pacific Octopodidae

7.1 Good

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Amphioctopus membranaceus

Amphioctopus membranaceus, commonly called the webfoot octopus, is a benthic octopus of the Indo-Pacific. It lives in sh...

Reef Tropical Indo Pacific Octopodidae

6.6 Fair

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Octopus zonatus (banded pygmy)

Octopus zonatus, known as the banded pygmy octopus, is a small octopus associated with shallow Indo-Pacific reef habitat...

Small Reef Banded Indo Pacific

6.6 Fair

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Octopus graptus

Indo-Pacific octopus found in Australian waters, with the name 'graptus' (Greek: marked) referencing distinctive pattern...

Coastal Tropical Patterned Indo Pacific

6.4 Fair

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Octopus viridis

A small octopus found in shallow Indo-Pacific coastal reefs from East Africa to Polynesia, named for its greenish body c...

Coastal Tropical Greenish Indo Pacific

6.4 Fair

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Callistoctopus furvus

Callistoctopus furvus is a species of octopus in the family Octopodidae, known from shallow waters of the western Atlant...

Reef Tropical Western Pacific Dark Coloration

6.4 Fair

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Abdopus horridus

Abdopus horridus, commonly called the Red Sea octopus or common reef octopus, is a small species of octopus found in the...

Small Reef Indo Pacific Octopodidae

6.3 Fair

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Amphioctopus neglectus

Amphioctopus neglectus, the neglected ocellate octopus, is a benthic octopus in the family Octopodidae and the tropical...

Small Reef Tropical Indo Pacific

6.3 Fair

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Octopus luteus

Octopus luteus is a name used in older classifications for a cephalopod described by Sasaki in 1929. WoRMS treats Octopu...

Coastal Tropical Indo Pacific Octopodidae

6.3 Fair

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Abdopus capricornicus

Abdopus capricornicus is a small marine octopus in the family Octopodidae, described from the Great Barrier Reef of Aust...

Australia Small Reef Tropical

6.2 Fair

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Amphioctopus ovulum

Amphioctopus ovulum (Sasaki, 1917) is a small to moderate-sized benthic octopus in the family Octopodidae, recorded from...

Small Reef Indo Pacific Octopodidae

6.2 Fair

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Abdopus abaculus

Small Indo-Pacific Abdopus species whose name 'abaculus' (Latin: small tile) references a patterning feature observed in...

Small Reef Tropical Indo Pacific

6.1 Fair