Octopus oculifer (Hoyle, 1904) is a animal in the Octopodidae family, order Octopoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Octopus oculifer (Hoyle, 1904)

Octopus oculifer (Hoyle, 1904)

Octopus oculifer, the Galápagos octopus, is endemic to Galápagos coasts and found from 0–50 m depth.

Family
Genus
Octopus
Order
Octopoda
Class
Cephalopoda

About Octopus oculifer (Hoyle, 1904)

Octopus oculifer, commonly called the Galápagos octopus, is a species of octopus. It is endemic to the coast of the Galápagos, and has also been identified in the Revillagigedos ecoregion. This species lives at depths between 0 and 50 meters.

Photo: (c) Héctor Alejandro Hernández Castellanos, all rights reserved, uploaded by Héctor Alejandro Hernández Castellanos

Taxonomy

Animalia › Mollusca › Cephalopoda › Octopoda › Octopodidae › Octopus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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