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    • Day Octopus
  • Scientific names
    • Octopus cyanea
    • Octopus cyaneus

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Day Octopus Octopus cyanea

Observer

davidr

Date

May 20, 2012
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Day Octopus Octopus cyanea

Observer

davidr

Date

Apr 15, 2012
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Day Octopus Octopus cyanea

Observer

davidr

Date

Apr 7, 2012
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Description from Wikipedia

The Big Blue Octopus (Octopus cyanea), also known as the Day Octopus and Cyane's Octopus, is an octopus in the family Octopodidae. It occurs in both the Pacific and Indian Oceans, from Hawaii to the eastern coast of Africa.

No range data available.