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Species
Least Concerncommon Atlantic octopus
Species
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassCephalopoda
- OrderOctopoda
- FamilyOctopodidae
Habitatmarine
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Octopus vulgaris2.jpg
- Life expectancy
- 1.5
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- Octopus vulgaris
- taxon name
- Octopus vulgaris
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- Octopus vulgaris
- taxon common name
- 참문어
- litter size
- 80000
- longest observed lifespan
- 4
- egg incubation period
- 4.5
- short name
- O. vulgaris
- taxon author citation
- Cuvier, 1797
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The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is a mollusk belonging to the class Cephalopoda. Octopus vulgaris is one of the most studied of all the octopus species, and also one of the most intelligent. It ranges from the eastern Atlantic, extends from the Mediterranean Sea, Black sea and the southern coast of England, to the southern coast of South Africa. It also occurs off the Azores, Canary Islands, and Cape Verde Islands. The species is also common in the Western Atlantic.
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Categories
Cephalopods described in 1797Cephalopods of EuropeFauna of Gough IslandFauna of MacaronesiaIUCN Red List least concern speciesMarine molluscs of AfricaMarine molluscs of EuropeMolluscs of the Atlantic OceanMolluscs of the Mediterranean SeaNecrophagesOctopusesTaxa named by Georges CuvierTaxonbars with 20–24 taxon IDs