swap_horiz Red Octopus (Octopus rubescens) Alternatives

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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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Southern Blue-Ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa)

Hapalochlaena maculosa, the southern blue-ringed octopus, is a small cephalopod native to temperate coastal waters of so...

Small Venomous Southern Australia Octopodidae

8.7 Great

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Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus)

The gloomy octopus, Octopus tetricus, is a benthic octopus found in temperate coastal waters of eastern Australia, with...

Australia Coastal Medium Octopodidae

8.7 Great

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Algae Octopus (Abdopus aculeatus)

The algae octopus, Abdopus aculeatus, is a small octopus of shallow tropical and subtropical waters across the Indo-Paci...

Small Indo Pacific Octopodidae Shallow Reef

8.6 Great

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California Two-Spot Octopus (Octopus bimaculoides)

The California two-spot octopus, Octopus bimaculoides, is a small cephalopod native to coastal waters of the eastern Pac...

Coastal Lab Model Northeast Pacific Eyespot

8.3 Great

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Octopus bimaculatus

Octopus bimaculatus, commonly called the California two-spot octopus, is a cephalopod found along the Pacific coast of C...

Coastal Northeast Pacific Eyespot Two Spot

7.7 Good

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Octopus defilippi

Octopus defilippi is a species of octopus, a marine cephalopod mollusc in the family Octopodidae. It occurs in the Medit...

Small Coastal Mediterranean Atlantic

6.6 Fair

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Amphioctopus burryi

Amphioctopus burryi is a small octopus species recorded in the western Atlantic, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Ca...

Small Coastal Caribbean Western Atlantic

6.6 Fair

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Scaeurgus unicirrhus

Scaeurgus unicirrhus is a small benthic octopus recorded in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is...

Small Coastal Mediterranean Atlantic

6.6 Fair

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Octopus salutii

A Mediterranean octopus described by Vérany in 1839, found in deeper shelf waters of the Mediterranean Sea and occasiona...

Small Coastal Mediterranean Rare

6.5 Fair

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Octopus hawaiiensis

Octopus hawaiiensis is a marine octopus taxon described by Eydoux and Souleyet in 1852 and placed in the genus Octopus b...

Small Coastal Hawaii Pacific

6.5 Fair

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Scaeurgus patagiatus

Scaeurgus patagiatus is a benthic octopus in the family Octopodidae that inhabits subtropical marine waters at roughly 2...

Small Coastal Rare Eastern Atlantic

6.4 Fair

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Amphioctopus siamensis

Amphioctopus siamensis is a marine octopus in the family Octopodidae, accepted in the genus Amphioctopus and originally...

Small Coastal Southeast Asia Gulf Of Thailand

6.3 Fair

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Octopus californicus

Octopus californicus, known as the North Pacific bigeye octopus or orange bigeye octopus, is a marine octopus in the fam...

Small California Coastal Northeast Pacific

6.3 Fair

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Octopus pricei

A Pacific octopus of moderate size named in honor of a collector, found in shallow coastal and reef habitats across the...

Small Coastal Intertidal Northeast Pacific

6.3 Fair

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Eledone aldrovandi

Eledone aldrovandi is a historical scientific name associated with the curled octopus, Eledone cirrhosa, rather than a s...

Small Coastal Mediterranean Octopodidae

6.3 Fair

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Octopus laqueus

Octopus laqueus is a small benthic octopus of the western Pacific, with records associated with Japanese coastal waters....

Small Coastal Japan Northwest Pacific

6.2 Fair

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Octopus tankahkeei

Small western Pacific octopus described as part of ongoing taxonomic revisions clarifying benthic octopus diversity acro...

Small Coastal East Asia Recently Described

6.2 Fair

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Octopus elegans

Octopus elegans is a small benthic octopus in the family Octopodidae, associated with coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific...

Small Coastal Japan Northwest Pacific

6.2 Fair

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Octopus robsonellus

A small octopus found in Australian coastal waters, named in reference to Guy Coburn Robson, a British malacologist who...

Small Coastal Intertidal Western Pacific

6.2 Fair