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Octopus vulgaris (Common Octopus)
Scientific name: Octopus vulgaris

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Mollusca → Class Cephalopoda → Subclass Coleoidea → Superorder Octopodiformes → Order Octopoda → Suborder Incirrata → Superfamily Octopodoidea → Family Octopodidae → Genus Octopus

Common name: Common Octopus
Locations: Caribbean
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesOctopuses

Suckers on the arms have dark rings, vs. Caribbean reef octopus, which don't have dark rings.

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Octopus vulgaris (Common Octopus)
Octopus vulgaris (Common Octopus)
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