Species · Day Octopus

Images

Reference image

Classification

Rank

SPECIES

Domain

ANIMAL

Scientific name

Octopus cyanea

Also known as

Norwegian

Octopus cyanea

German

Großer Blauer Krake

Swedish

Octopus cyanea

Russian

Синий четырехглазый осьминог

Portuguese

Polvo-de-recife-do-Indo-Pacífico

Korean

Octopus cyanea

Italian

Polpo del reef indopacifico

French

Gros poulpe bleu

Spanish

Pulpo azul

Chinese

蓝蛸

Arabic

اخطبوط

Japanese

ワモンダコ 

Polish

ośmiornica modra

Danish

Octopus cyanea

Turkish

Octopus cyanea

Dutch

Grote blauwe octopus

Taxonomy

• Kingdom Biota
• Kingdom Tier
• Phylum Mollusca
• Class Coleoidea
• Order Incirrata
• Family Octopodidae
• Genus Octopus
• Species Day Octopus

Description

species of mollusc

Fact sheet

Conservation status

Least Concern IUCN Red List

Weight

6.0 kg

Length

22.0 cm

Visibility

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External sources

• Wikipedia Editor-curated species articles, typically with photos, habitat and distribution
• Wikidata Structured knowledge base — source of Q-IDs, images, range maps and traits
• iNaturalist Citizen-science platform with worldwide sightings, taxonomy and common names
• WoRMS World Register of Marine Species — authoritative taxonomy for marine organisms
• FishBase Global database for fishes only — size, biology, occurrence
• IUCN Red List List of globally threatened animal and plant species published by the IUCN