Callistoctopus ornatus
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Species: | O. ornatus
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Octopus ornatus Gould, 1852
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The ornate octopus (Octopus ornatus) 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. O. ornatus is edible and was recorded in a Hawaiian market in 1914 by S. S. Berry.[1]
References
- ^ Berry, S.S. 1914. The Cephalopoda of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of Marine Fisheries, Washington 30: 225–361.
- SeaLifeBase: Octopus ornatus Gould, 1852
- Gould, A.A. 1852. United States exploring expedition during the years 1838-1842. Mollusca and Shells. U.S. Exploring Expedition, 12: i-xv, 1-510; 1852, with an Atlas of plates, 1856.