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Octopus

Order Octopoda

Family Octopodidae

Marine cephalopod mollusc. Oval body, without internal shell and with 8 arms provided with 2 rows of suckers. In the center of the arms lies the mouth, armed with strong horny jaws, shaped like a parrot's beak. It can measure up to 1.3 m. It can weigh up to 10 kg.

Characteristics

FAO code
OCC

Specie
Octopus vulgaris

Type
Molluscs

FAO Fishing Areas

Area 21: the Northwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 31: the Western part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
Area 41: the Southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 47: the Southeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 51: the Western part of the Indian Ocean
Area 57: the Eastern part of the Indian Ocean
Area 61: the Northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
Area 71: the Western Central part of the Pacific Ocean
Area 77: the Eastern Central part of the Pacific Ocean
Area 87: the Southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean

Fishing seasons

jan feb apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec

International denominations

Germany Gewöhnlicher Krake

France Poulpe

Italy Polpo di scoglio

Portugal Polvo

United Kingdom Octopus

Japan Ma-dako tako

Fishing areas

Fishing arts

Pots traps

Trawls

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