OCTOPUS SPECIES
Algae Octopus
The common name of the Algae Octopus refers to its typical resting camouflage which resembles a gastropod shell overgrown with algae.
Argonaut Octopus
What makes the Argonaut species truly unique is that, unlike other octopus species that crawl on the sea floor, the Argonauts drift near the surface of the sea, using their shells as small floating boats.
Atlantic Pygmy Octopus
Its size has rendered it popular as a pet octopus choice and many pygmy octopuses adjust well to life in an aquarium. They suffer greatly in polluted waters and always choose to settle where the waters are clear.
Atlantic White-spotted Octopus
The Atlantic white-spotted octopus is an entirely nocturnal species. The most distinctive characteristic of Callistoctopus macropus is the red color of its body along with the white spots.
Big Blue Octopus
Researchers have recorded a Day Octopus changing its appearance 1000 times in a period of seven hours. Hunting during daytime means that it can be seen more easily by its predators. Perhaps this fact led to the Big Blue Octopus being more adept at camouflage.
Blanket Octopus
Blanket octopuses display a sexual dimorphism when it comes to size. Females are much larger than males. We are not talking about a difference of a few inches or feet. We are talking wholesale exponential differences in size.
Blue-Ringed Octopus
The blue-ringed octopus receives a lot of attention. The main reason for this is due to the fact that it is the only octopus that is deadly to humans.
Bumblebee Octopus
This small, tropical species is easily recognized by the presence of two distinctive blue ocelli on its mantle.
Californian Two-spot Octopus
To the novice observer of the bimac octopus, this can make identifying the natural coloration of the species difficult. When this species of octopus is observed in a neutral setting, they will normally take on a grayish coloration accented with a few yellowish spots.
Caribbean Armstripe Octopus
Octopus burryi, otherwise known as the Caribbean Armstripe Octopus or simply Brownstriped Octopus still remains a rare octopus species, mostly notorious thanks to its amazing ability to be completely buried in the sand in less than three seconds.
Caribbean Reef Octopus
The Caribbean reef octopus is beautiful, graceful, and intelligent. If you are an admirer of octopuses, describing this species in that way should not be much of a surprise.
Coconut Octopus
The coconut octopus has been observed to be a tool maker. That alone is enough to make the species interesting. If you are an octopus enthusiast, the coconut octopus will constantly leave you going, “wow!”
Common Octopus
It would not be a stretch to state that the octopus Vulgaris is the main representative of all octopuses to us humans. They are the ambassadors for all octopods, so to speak.
Curled Octopus
The arms of the Curled Octopus are relatively shorter than most species and have only a single line of suckers.
Dumbo Octopus
The feature that gives dumbo octopuses their classic look is composed of two fins located on the sides of their heads. These fins can look like large ears. Some might say like those of a fictional flying elephant.
East Pacific Red Octopus
The East Pacific red octopus (Octopus rubescens) is an example of an octopus species that had gone undetected until 1953.
Flapjack Octopus
Their best hunting trick is also the reason why this species is known as the Flapjack Octopus: by compressing and appearing more flattened, they seem to be less of a threat to their potential prey.
Football Octopus
There are two main reasons why the Football Octopus is considered unique. Firstly, it is equipped with a swimbladder and secondly, the eggs of the females hatch internally.
Ghost Octopus
This terrific creature was found at a depth of 4,290 metres, lying on the ocean floor. The Ghost Octopus is an octopus unlike any one seen before, and it was named thus due its milky white appearance.
Giant Pacific Octopus
If the word “Giant” appears in your name, chances are that you are going to be large. That is exactly the case with the Giant Pacific Octopus. It is the largest of all of the 300-plus species of octopuses alive today.
Glass Octopus
The Glass Octopus is a very interesting octopus species, as it is one of the very few species which has evolved in order to adapt to very harsh conditions. The truly astounding characteristic of the glass octopus is that, as its name suggests, it is completely see-through.
Gloomy Octopus
The Common Sydney Octopus is also known as the Gloomy Octopus as its large, white eyes appear ghostly and droopy.
Glowing Sucker Octopus
The Glowing Sucker Octopus is a deep-sea, rare, and understudied octopus species. Scientists reported that the Glowing Sucker Octopus can produce light for about 5 minutes when constantly stimulated.
Larger Pacific Striped Octopus
This species challenges all our established knowledge about the behaviors and habits of the octopus and constitutes yet another strong argument as to why octopuses are such fascinating creatures.
Maori Octopus
This species is most commonly found in Southern Australia and the temperate, subarctic regions of New Zealand. It is the biggest species of the Octopus Macropus family. It is a benthic species which occurs in shallow subtidal habitats.
Mexican Four – Eyed Octopus
The Mexican four-eyed octopus or Mexican Red Octopus (in Spanish Pulpo Rojo) is considered a very important species because of its financial role in the local economy of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Mimic Octopus
This species is known primarily for its ability to alter its color and shape to mimic that of other sea animals.
Mototi Octopus
Despite being as deadly as the famous Blue-Ring Octopus, the Mototi Octopus is not so widely known as it is a newly discovered and rarely encountered species.
Musky Octopus
The Musky Octopus is a relatively small species which has a very characteristic smell of musk, hence its common name.
North Atlantic Octopus
The North Atlantic Octopus is a deep-sea species with a very long brooding period and record-breaking lifespan.
Seven Arm Octopus
The seven-arm octopus is second only to the giant Pacific octopus in terms of size. It can reach lengths of 12 feet and weigh 170 pounds. By all measures, it is a hefty creature.
Southern Sand octopus
The Southern Sand Octopus, however, has evolved another fascinating hiding mechanism. It is able to burry itself in the sand in order to hide.
Star-sucker Pygmy Octopus
When we say that the wolfi octopus is the smallest octopus species we are not kidding around. This little fellow rarely measures over one inch in length when fully grown.
Telescope Octopus
The Telescope Octopus is a rare pelagic species. Little is known about it. It has protruding and tubular eyes which look like telescopes.
Vent Octopus
The Vent Octopus is the only cephalopod endemic to the hydrothermal vents as far as we know. Being a deep-sea species living in such unique environmental conditions, it makes sense that it would develop many particular physical characteristics to adapt to its habitat.
Wunderpus Octopus
The Wunderpus Photogenicus, more commonly referred to as the Wunderpus or Wonderpus Octopus has been, and still is to this day, a very attractive subject for photographers.