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Artificial Reef Field Guide:
Octopus sp
Common Name
Octopus
Code(s)
OCSP
Id Number
622
Taxa
Invertebrate
Mobility
Mobile
Colonial / Solitary
Solitary
Typical Substrate Type
Hard
Species Description
Octopus species have eight sucker-bearing arms radiating from their head region. Dorsal mantle length ranges from 2 to 20 cm.
Species Habitat
Found in crevices and caves and holdfasts of giant kelp (Macrocystis).
Species Range
From low intertidal to 200 m; Alaska to Baja California, Mexico and Sea of Cortez.