Kingdom Animalia Order Octopoda Genus Octopus Scientific name Octopus cyanea Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Family Octopodidae Subgenus Octopus Higher classification Octopus | |
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Similar Octopus, Cephalopod, Molluscs, Caribbean reef octop, Octopodidae | ||
Day octopus octopus cyanea
Octopus cyanea, also known as the big blue octopus, 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.
O. cyanea grows to 16 cm in mantle length with arms to at least 80 cm.
The type specimen was collected off Australia and is at the Natural History Museum in London.
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