Acanthodoris pilosa
Adalaria proxima
Aegires minor
Aeolidia papillosa
Aequipecten opercularis
Anadara notabilis
Anomalocardia brasiliana
Antiopella fusca
Aplysia dactylomela
Aplysia depilans
Aplysia parvula
Aplysia punctata
Arca tetragona
Architectonica perspectiva
Argopecten gibbus
Argopecten irradians
Armina maculata
Astraea tecta
Atrina fragilis
Berghia coerulescens
Bolinus brandaris
Buccinum undatum
Calliostoma ligatum
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Callista chione
Callistoctopus macropus
Cassis cornuta
Cassis tuberosa
Cerastoderma edule
Ceratosoma trilobatum
Ceratostoma foliatum
Cerithium litteratum
Charonia tritonis
Charonia variegata
Chelidonura livida
Chicoreus palmarosae
Chione cancellata
Chiton olivaceus
Chiton tuberculatus
Chlamys rubida
Chromodoris annae
Chromodoris krohni
Chromodoris lineolata
Chromodoris luteorosea
Chromodoris quadricolor
Cittarium pica
Codakia orbicularis
conus geographus
Conus pulcher siamensis
Conus textile
Crassedoma gigantea
Crassostrea rhizophorae
Cratena peregrina
Crepidula fornicata
Ctenoides scaber
Cyerce nigricans
Cymatium aquatile
Cyphoma gibbosum
Cyphoma signatum
Cypraea cervus
Cypraea cinerea
Cypraea pantherina
Cypraea tigris
Dendronotus frondosus
Dendronotus iris
Dolabella auricularia
Doris odhneri
Doryteuthis opalescens
Doryteuthis pealeii
Doryteuthis pleii
Eledone cirrhosa
Elysia crispata
Elysia (Tridachia) crispata
Enteroctopus dofleini
Euspira catena
Facelina auriculata
Fasciolaria tulipa
Favorinus branchialis
Felimare picta
Flabellina affinis
Flabellina babai
Flabellina exoptata
Flabellina pedata
Flabellina rubrolineata
Gastropteron pacificum
Gibbula divaricata
Gibbula umbilicalis
Glaucus atlanticus
Glossodoris atromarginata
Glossodoris rufomarginata
Glycymeris glycymeris
Godiva banyulensis
Goniobranchus gleniei
Gymnodoris ceylonica
Halgerda aurantiomaculata
Haliotis kamtschatkana
Haliotis tuberculata lamellosa
Haliotis tuberculata tuberculata
Hapalochlaena lunulata
Harpa amouretta
Harpa major
Hexaplex trunculus
Himatina trophina
Hyalina albolineata
Hypselodoris tricolor
Ischnochiton striolatus
Ischnoplax pectinata
Isognomon bicolor
Janolus cristatus
Jorunna funebris
Jorunna rubescens
Lambis lambis
Lambis truncata
Lamellaria perspicua
Lepidochitona cineraria
Leporicypraea mappa
Lima lima
Limaria fragilis
Limaria hians
Limaria orientalis
Lithophaga lithophaga
Lithopoma tectum
Littorina littorea
Littorina obtusata
Littorina sitkana
Lobatus gigas
Lobatus raninus
Loligo vulgaris
Lopha cristagalli
Lottia persona
Lucina pectinata
Luria lurida
Macrotritopus defilippi
Magallana gigas
Mercenaria mercenaria
Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
Micromelo undatus
Mitra mitra
Murex pectin
Mytilus edulis
Mytilus trossulus
Naria spurca
Naria spurca acicularis
Nembrotha kubaryana
Nembrotha megalocera
Nembrotha purpureolineata
Nerita albicilla
Nerita peloronta
Nucella lapillus
Octopus briareus
Octopus cyanea
Octopus insularis
Octopus rubescens
Octopus vulgaris
Oliva sayana
Olivella minuta
Ophioctopus burryi
Orienthella trilineata
Ostrea edulis
Oxymeris crenulata
Panopea generosa
Patella ferruginea
Patella pellucida
Patella vulgata
Pecten jacobeus
Pecten maximus
Pedum spondyloideum
Peltodoris atromaculata
Peltodoris nobilis
Phacoïdes pectinatus
Phalium granulatum
Pholas dactylus
Phorcus lineatus
Phyllidia varicosa
Phyllodesmium magnum
Pinctada imbricata
Pinctada margaritifera
Pinna carnea
Pinna nobilis
Pinna rudis
Polycera elegans
Polycera quadrilineata
Pteraeolidia ianthina
Pteria hirundo
Risbecia pulchella
Rossia pacifica
Ruditapes decussatus
Sepia latimanus
Sepia officinalis
Sepia pharaonis
Sepia prashadi
Sepiola atlantica
Sepioteuthis lessoniana
Sepioteuthis sepioidea
Solen marginatus
Spondylus varius
Strombus costatus
Tectarius muricatus
Thaumoctopus mimicus
Theba pisana
Thuridilla hopei
Thuridilla picta
Tivela mactroides
Tonicella lineata
Tonna galea
Trapania maculata
Tridacna gigas
Tridacna maxima
Triopha catalinae
Triplofusus giganteus
Tritonia lineata
Trivia monacha
Turritella communis
Tylodina perversa
Umbraculum umbraculum
Venus verrucosa
Volutea ebraea
Zirfaea pilsbryi
Octopus rubescens
Substrate and environment
- Exclusively a marine species
- The species is generally observed on the reef or near it.
- The species crawls on the seafloor
- The species can be found between 0 and 300 Meters.
- Uncommon Species
- Imitates a rock or a coral.
Environment and movement of the nocturnal species
- The animal hunts at night
General behaviour of the species
- Species generally solitary
- The animal may squirt ink if disturbed
- Imitates a rock or a coral.
General characteristics of the species
- Maximum size : 50 cm
- Maximum age known : 3 year(s)
- The animal is a hunter low in the food chain.
- Diet : Crabs - Mollusks
Relationship with humans
- The species is good to eat
- The species is exploited in the following sector(s) :
- - Fishing or commercial aquiculture for food
- -Sport or local fishing
The species can be confused with other species of similar appearance!
East Pacific red octopus
Poulpe rouge du Pacifique est
Pulpo rojo