Night Octopuses

Pinnoctopus ornatus

Classification

Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae

Pinnoctopus ornatus, the ornate octopus, is a tropical species of octopus native to the Indo-Pacific region. Other common names include white-striped octopus and night octopus, in reference to its nocturnal habits. It was previously known as Polypus ornatus.

Distribution

Night Octopuses — (c) Valentin Moser, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 58France · 8

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Valentin Moser, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionPinnoctopus ornatus, Wikipedia contributors

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