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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 .
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 ...
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 .
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]
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.
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]
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It has the common name algae octopus due to its typical resting camouflage, which resembles a gastropod shell overgrown with algae. It is small in size with a mantle around the size of a small orange ( c. 7 cm or 3 inches) and arms 25 cm (10 inches) in length, and is adept at mimicking its surroundings.