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Octopus bimaculoides observed at Nicholson Point in La Jolla, California in August, 2024. Close-up of the chromatophores on Octopus bimaculoides. The California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides), often simply called a "bimac", is an octopus species native to many parts of the Pacific Ocean including the coast of California. One can ...
The Caribbean reef octopus lives in warm waters around coral reef environments and grassy and rocky sea beds. Their biogeographic regions are as follows: the Nearctic region, Neotropical region (Central and South America), oceanic islands and the Pacific Ocean. The Caribbean reef octopus lives in hidden, rocky lairs that are difficult to locate.
Graph showing the decline in the global capture production (in tonnes) of the common octopus over recent years (source FAO [14]). The aquaculture potential of several octopuses species has been investigated in recent years, including Octopus maya (red octopus), [15] Octopus bimaculoides (California two-spot octopus), [16] Octopus ocellatus (now re-named Amphioctopus fangsiao) [17], Octopus ...
An octopus at the Kanaloa Octopus Farm in Hawaii. California is now the second state to ban octopus farming, after Washington. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
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Terrance the octopus was a pet California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides, nickname: bimac), which became popular following the unusual hatchling of 50 baby octopuses in captivity. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Cared for by the Clifford family, the whole process from setting up successive aquariums , purchasing the octopus, caring for it and its ...
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Octopus bimaculatus Verrill, 1883 – California two-spot octopus or Verrill's two-spot octopus; Octopus bimaculoides Pickford & McConnaughey, 1949 – California two-spot octopus; Octopus bocki Adam, 1941 – Bock's pygmy octopus; Octopus briareus Robson, 1929 – Caribbean reef octopus; Octopus bulbus Norman, 2001