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Octopus conispadiceus (commonly the chestnut octopus [1]) is a species of long-ligula [2] octopus, [3] provisionally placed in the genus Octopus. [4] It was first described by Madoka Sasaki in 1917 [ 5 ] based on specimens bought at a fish market in Sapporo , Japan .
Octopus bocki is a species of octopus, which has been located near south Pacific islands such as Fiji, the Philippines, and Moorea and can be found hiding in coral rubble. [1] They can also be referred to as the Bock's pygmy octopus. They are nocturnal and use camouflage as their primary defense against predators as well as to ambush their prey.
Polbo á feira (literally meaning "fair-style octopus", pulpo a la gallega in Spanish, meaning Galician-style octopus)', is a traditional Galician dish. The provinces of Ourense and Lugo have a reputation for good octopus cooking. [citation needed] Fair-style octopus is the totemic food of the patron saint festivities of Lugo (San Froilán ...
Territorial waters and exclusive economic zone of the Philippines. The Philippines is an archipelagic state whose over 7,000 islands [1] with their large coastal population [2]: 2 are surrounded by waters including 2,263,816 square kilometres (874,064 sq mi) of exclusive economic zone and 679,800 square kilometres (262,500 sq mi) of territorial sea, [3]: 1 of which 184,600 square kilometres ...
The common octopus, Octopus vulgaris. Octopus aquaculture is the captive raising of octopuses and commercial sale of their meat. A complex and labor-intensive form of farming, octopus aquaculture is being driven by strong market demand in the Mediterranean and in South American and Asian countries. [1]
Abdopus abaculus, or the mosaic octopus, [1] is a species of pygmy octopus. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was first described as Octopus abaculus by M. D. Norman and M. J. Sweeney in 1997 based on specimens caught in Zamboanga del Norte , Philippines .
Amphioctopus fangsiao, called webfoot octopus, [2] is a species of octopus, a cephalopod belonging to the genus Amphioctopus. [3] It is found in the Pacific Ocean, including off the coasts of New Zealand [4] as well as in the Yellow Sea and surrounding Chinese shores. It is also commercially fished. [5] [6]
Amphioctopus aegina, commonly referred to as the marbled octopus or the sandbird octopus, [2] is a bottom dwelling species residing in the coastal zone of the Indo-West Pacific. [ 3 ] Planktonic hatchlings and eggs are laid by females predominantly during the months of January and October, however they have been known to reproduce year-round.