Sealife guideThe Octopoda orderThe taxonomy of marine species
Explore the taxonomy of marine mollusca including squid, shellfish, nudibranchs, octopus, cuttlefish !

Curled octopus
(Eledone cirrhosa)
(Eledone cirrhosa)

North Pacific giant octopus
(Enteroctopus dofleini)
(Enteroctopus dofleini)

Coconut octopus
(Amphioctopus marginatus)
(Amphioctopus marginatus)

Common octopus
(Octopus vulgaris)
(Octopus vulgaris)

Mimic octopus
(Thaumoctopus mimicus)
(Thaumoctopus mimicus)

White-spotted octopus
(Callistoctopus macropus)
(Callistoctopus macropus)
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(Ogcocephalus radiatus)
(Ogcocephalus radiatus)
