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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 ...
Octopus californicus (commonly the North Pacific bigeye octopus or orange bigeye octopus) [2] [3] is an octopus in the family Octopodidae. [4] It is provisionally assigned to the genus Octopus, but some scholars have concluded it belongs in other genera. [5] [6] O. californicus was first documented by S. Stillman Berry in 1911. [7]
The only other possible contender for the largest species of octopus is the seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus), based on a 61-kilogram (134-pound), incomplete carcass estimated to have a live mass of 75 kg (165 lb).
Octopus bimaculoides, also known as the California two-spot octopus Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Two-spot octopus .
Proponents of the bill say legislation is needed to position California as a leader in humane aquaculture.
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)
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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