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Animal profile ยท Coral Reefs & Oceans

๐Ÿ™Common Octopus

Octopus vulgaris

Hides in reef crevices and dens, hunting crabs and shellfish.

DietCarnivore
SizeUp to 9 kg
Lifespan1โ€“2 years
ConservationLeast concern

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Where the Common Octopus lives

Vibrant coral gardens and the vast open blue beyond. Warm, sunlit tropical seas in the shallows; cold and dark in the deep.

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