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Caribbean Reef Octopus Octopus briareus

Photo: Marion Haarsma

Classification

Octopodidae [family]
Octopus [genus] (6)
briareus [species]

Classification

Octopodidae [family]
Octopus [genus] (6)
briareus [species]

Names

English name Caribbean Reef Octopus
Alternative English name Common Reef Octopus
Papiamento name Zeekát corá (probably used for brown-red individuals)
Papiamento name Zeekát di piédra
Valid name Octopus briareus Robson, 1929
Synonym sensu lato Paroctopus briareus (Robson, 1929)

Classification