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Octopus cyanea

Mollusks

Octopus cyanea, also known as the big blue octopus or day octopus, is a species in the family Octopodidae found across the Pacific and Indian Oceans from Hawaii to the eastern coast of Africa. It grows to about sixteen centimeters in mantle length with arms reaching at least eighty centimeters, and was first described by the British zoologist John Edward Gray in 1849 from a type specimen collected off Australia.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Octopus cyanea 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Octopoda, Taxa
Source Octopus cyanea (Wikidata)

In Biome

Coral Reef, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Octopus cyanea

In Ecosystem

Coral Reef Systems, Ecosystems
Source SeaLifeBase: Octopus cyanea
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Found In

Comoros

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Eritrea

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Israel

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Kenya

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Madagascar

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Mauritius

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Mozambique

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New Zealand

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Seychelles

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Tanzania

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Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Octopus cyanea
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Primary Diet, Octopus cyanea
    Primary Diet carnivore carnivore
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive (hunted-fished)
    Big blue octopuses are source of food for humans
  • In Biome: Coral Reef, Habitat: Aquatic Biomes
    Aquatic Biomes reef reef Range depth 1 to 100 m 3.28 to 328.08 ft Average depth 60 m 196.85 ft
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Octopus cyanea (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q3791011 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Octopoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. Wikipedia: Octopus cyanea
WikipediaInfobox: status
Quote, Infobox: status
LC
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SeaLifeBase: Octopus cyanea
SeaLifeBaseIn Ecosystem: Coral Reef Systems, Biology
Quote, In Ecosystem: Coral Reef Systems, Biology
Shallow-water benthic species inhabiting coral reefs and found in a variety of substrata (Ref. 81543 ).
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