Octopodidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Octopoda, class Cephalopoda. The family contains 29 accepted species worldwide.
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Octopus oculifer (Hoyle, 1904)
Octopus oculifer, the Galápagos octopus, is endemic to Galápagos coasts and foun…
Hapalochlaena lunulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Hapalochlaena lunulata, the greater blue-ringed octopus, is a small highly venom…
Octopus djinda Amor, 2021
Octopus djinda is a fished food octopus from southwest Australia, reclassified a…
Octopus insularis Leite & Haimovici, 2008
Octopus insularis is a medium-sized shallow-water octopus species found in the w…
Hapalochlaena maculosa (Hoyle, 1883)
Hapalochlaena maculosa is the largest blue-ringed octopus, found off southern Au…
Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Octopus cyanea (day octopus) is a diurnal Indo-Pacific coral reef octopus known …
Callistoctopus ornatus (Gould, 1852)
Callistoctopus ornatus is a widely distributed Indo-Pacific tropical octopus tha…
Callistoctopus luteus (Sasaki, 1929)
Callistoctopus luteus, the starry night octopus, is a Western Pacific octopus sp…
Thaumoctopus mimicus Norman & Hochberg, 2005
Thaumoctopus mimicus, the mimic octopus, is an Indo-Pacific octopus famous for a…
Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852
Octopus tetricus is a common octopus species from eastern Australia and northern…
Amphioctopus marginatus (Taki, 1964)
Amphioctopus marginatus, the coconut octopus, is a widely distributed tropical o…
Octopus tehuelchus d'Orbigny
Octopus tehuelchus is a small to medium southwestern Atlantic octopus living in …
Octopodidae animals belong to the Octopoda order in the Animalia kingdom. Hapalochlaena maculosa, commonly called the southern blue-ringed octopus, is the largest species in the blue-ringed octopus genus, and is classified as a distinct species for this reason. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Octopodidae is classified in the order Octopoda, class Cephalopoda, phylum Mollusca. This species is particularly notable for its ability to impersonate a wide range of other marine animals.
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