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California Two-spot Octopus

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The California two-spot octopus, often simply called a bimac, is an octopus species native to many parts of the Pacific Ocean, including the coast of California, identifiable by the circular blue eyespots on each side of its head. Bimacs usually live to about two years old, are closely related to Verrill's two-spot octopus, and in 2015 O. bimaculoides became the first octopus species to have a fully sequenced genome.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Octopus bimaculoides 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: California two-spot octopus
  • system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    The California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides), often simply called a "bimac", is an octopus species native to many parts of the Pacific Ocean including the coast of California.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = LC
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2. California Two-spot Octopus (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q2616929 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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