The giant Pacific octopus, also known as the North Pacific giant octopus, is a large marine cephalopod and the largest octopus species on Earth, found from Baja California north along the West Coast of the United States and British Columbia, across the northern Pacific to the Russian Far East, and south to the East China Sea, the Yellow Sea, the Sea of Japan and the waters around Korea and Japan. It ranges from the intertidal zone down to about 2,000 metres and is best adapted to cold, oxygen- and nutrient-rich water. Beyond its ecological role in deep sea ecosystems, it is widely kept in aquariums and research facilities and is important to cognitive research and the fishing industry.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or ExtinctDerived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status. Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceDistinguished from other octopus species by its large size 1 Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
In Biome
Source Wikidata: Giant Pacific Octopus
In Ecosystem
Source Giant Pacific octopus - Wikipedia
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Sources
1. Giant Pacific octopus - Wikipedia
Description
Enteroctopus dofleini
Infobox: status
LC
Description, size
is distinguished from other species by its large size
system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
The giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini), also known as the North Pacific giant octopus, is a large marine cephalopod belonging to the genus Enteroctopus and Enteroctopodidae family.
Predators
About 3.3 million tonnes (3.6 million short tons) are commercially fished, worth $6 billion annually.
In Ecosystem: Deep Sea, Distribution and habitat
E. dofleini play an important role in maintaining the health and biodiversity of deep sea ecosystems, cognitive research, and the fishing industry.
View the Source2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Enteroctopus dofleini
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyPrimary Diet, Enteroctopus dofleini
Primary Diet carnivore carnivore
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
View the Source 3. NatureServe Explorer: Enteroctopus dofleini
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
Wikidata: Giant Pacific Octopus
- Wikidata Q912404, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Octopoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
- In Biome: Intertidal Zone, Introduction
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