common octopus
species of mollusc
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Summary
common octopus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,414 views/month, #1,215 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Octopus[5]
- Taxon name: Octopus vulgaris[6]
- Commons category: Octopus vulgaris[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Octopus vulgaris[8]
- Commons gallery: Octopus vulgaris[9]
- Short name: O. vulgaris[10]
- Taxon common name: Common octopus[11], 真蛸[12], Europese achtarm[13], Pulpu[14], Gemeiner Krake[15], navadna hobotnica[16], pieuvre commune[17], pulpo común[18], 참문어[19]
- Life expectancy: 1.5 years[20]
- Longest observed lifespan: 4 years[21]
- Taxon author citation: Cuvier, 1797[22]
- Litter size: 80,000[23]
- Egg incubation period: 4.5 month[24]
- Taxon range: Brazil[25]
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Identifiers
common octopus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 49315[26]. common octopus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6645[27]. common octopus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 492280[28]. common octopus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2289671[29]. common octopus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 82603[30].
Why It Matters
common octopus has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]