Common octopus
SpeciesCephalopods
A cephalopod mollusk of Atlantic and Mediterranean waters.
1.60Rare
Rare
Common octopus
- Cephalopods
The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is a mollusk in the class Cephalopoda. It is among the most studied octopus species and is described as one of the most intelligent. Its range includes the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, and coasts from southern England to South Africa. It also occurs near the Azores, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, and in the western Atlantic.
- Scientific name
- Octopus vulgaris
- Class
- Cephalopoda
- Range
- Eastern and western Atlantic, including the Mediterranean and Black Sea
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Common octopus (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q651361
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By albert kok. CC BY-SA 3.0 · File page on Wikimedia Commonsalbert kok, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
- Popularity
- 190 median daily views (Wikimedia Pageviews API (all-access, user agent))
Kosmora is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation.