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📷 Matt Muir
📷 Un-chan (운짱)
IUCN: Least Concern
Giant Pacific Octopus
Enteroctopus dofleini
KingdomAnimalia›PhylumMollusca›ClassCephalopoda›OrderOctopoda›FamilyOctopodidae›GenusEnteroctopus
About
The giant Pacific octopus, also known as the North Pacific giant octopus, is a large marine cephalopod belonging to the genus Enteroctopus and Enteroctopodidae family.
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Shallow to deep coastal waters, dens in rock crevices
🍃Diet Crustaceans, mollusks, fish, small sharks
📏Size & Weight Arm span up to 4.3 m; weight up to 71 kg
⏳Lifespan 3–5 years
🗺Range North Pacific — Aleutian Islands to California, Japan, Korea
InvertebrateCephalopod
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Shallow to deep coastal waters, dens in rock crevices
🍃Diet Crustaceans, mollusks, fish, small sharks
📏Size & Weight Arm span up to 4.3 m; weight up to 71 kg
⏳Lifespan 3–5 years
🗺Range North Pacific — Aleutian Islands to California, Japan, Korea
Photo Credits
#1Wikimedia Commons · Free License
#2Matt Muir · CC BY
#3Un-chan (운짱) · CC BY-SA 2.0 kr
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