Species catalogue

Octopus

Order Octopoda

Family Octopodidae

Marine cephalopod mollusc whose body has no shell, has 8 arms or tentacles, each of them has 2 rows of suckers, and is very similar to the octopus common (Octopus vulgaris). The only and very notable external difference is that this octopus possesses under each eye a dark, round, like a huge mole called ocellus and that has earned it the common name of four eyes. Colour: red. Total maximum length 130 cm.

Characteristics

FAO code
OQY

Specie
Octopus maya

Type
Molluscs

FAO Fishing Areas

Area 31: the Western part of the Atlantic Ocean

Fishing seasons

jan feb apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec

International denominations

Germany Octopus

China 墨西哥蛸

France Poulpe mexicain

Italy Polpo messicano

Portugal Polvo

United Kingdom Octopus

Fishing areas

Fishing arts

Pots and traps

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