Day octopus

Octopus cyanea

Also called Pulpo azulòn

Grows to: 22 cm (9 in)
Group: Mollusk
Family: Octopodidae

Where to see it

Known from Gili Islands, Egyptian Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef and 8 more places.

All year
- Gili Islands

Also seen in Egyptian Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, Hawaii, Koh Tao and Koh Samui, Komodo, Maldives, Palau, Philippines, Phuket and the Similans and Raja Ampat.

Source: GBIF and dive operators.

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