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Octopus cyanea (big blue octopus; day octopus)

Synonyms: Callistoctopus magnocellatus; Octopus cyanea gracilis; Octopus glaber; Octopus herdmani; Octopus horsti; Octopus marmoratus

Wikipedia Abstract

Octopus cyanea, also known as the big blue octopus, day octopus and Cyane's octopus, is an octopus in the family Octopodidae. It occurs in both the Pacific and Indian Oceans, from Hawaii to the eastern coast of Africa. O. cyanea grows to 16 cm in mantle length with arms to at least 80 cm. The type specimen was collected off Australia and is deposited at The Natural History Museum in London.
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Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Carpilius maculatus (spotted reef crab)[1]
Panulirus homarus (scalloped spiny lobster)[1]
Pygoplites diacanthus (Royal empress angelfish)[1]
Trapezia intermedia (common guard crab)[1]

Predators

Carcharhinus melanopterus (Shark)[1]
Monachus schauinslandi (Hawaiian Monk Seal)[2]

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Citations

Species recognized by Sweeney M.J., 25-Oct-2010, WoRMS Mollusca: World Marine Mollusca database in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Clownfish and their Host Anemones ;; NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program ♦ 2CephBase - Cephalopod (Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish and Nautilus) Database
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