Sealife guideThe Octopodidae familyThe taxonomy of marine species

Explore the taxonomy of marine mollusca including squid, shellfish, nudibranchs, octopus, cuttlefish !
Coconut octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus)
Coconut octopus
(Amphioctopus marginatus)
Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
Common octopus
(Octopus vulgaris)
Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus)
Mimic octopus
(Thaumoctopus mimicus)
White-spotted octopus (Callistoctopus macropus)
White-spotted octopus
(Callistoctopus macropus)

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Mérou céleste (Cephalopholis argus)
Mérou céleste
(Cephalopholis argus)