Species · Common Octopus

Images

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Classification

Rank

SPECIES

Domain

ANIMAL

Scientific name

Octopus vulgaris

Also known as

German

Gewöhnlicher Krake

Norwegian

Octopus vulgaris

Russian

Обыкновенный осьминог

Swedish

jättekrake

Korean

Octopus vulgaris

Portuguese

Polvo-comum

Italian

polpo comune

French

Poulpe commun

Spanish

Pulpo de roca del Atlántico

Chinese

真蛸

Arabic

أخطبوط شائع

Japanese

Octopus vulgaris

Polish

Ośmiornica zwyczajna

Danish

Almindelig Ottearmet Blæksprutte

Turkish

Adi Ahtapot

Dutch

Achtarm

Taxonomy

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

Description

species of mollusc

Fact sheet

Conservation status

Least Concern IUCN Red List

Lifespan

1.5 years

Weight

10.0 kg

Length

1.8 m

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