Octopus tetricus

Common Sydney Octopus
Gloomy Octopus
Octopus tetricus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Subfamily: Octopodinae
Genus: Octopus
Species: O. tetricus
Binomial name
Octopus tetricus
Gould, 1852[1]

Octopus tetricus is a species of octopus.[2]

Its common names include Common Sydney Octopus[3] and Gloomy Octopus.[4]

Octopus tetricus adults typically have an arm span of 2 metres (6.6 ft).[5]

References

External identifiers for Octopus tetricus
Encyclopedia of Life 491760
ITIS 556147


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