Species FAO code: OQF

Enteroctopus dofleini

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Belgium	fr Poulpe nl Octopus nl Achtarmige inktvis nl Inktvis	–
Greece	el Χταπόδι Ειρηνικού	–
Italy	it Polpo del Pacifico	–
Portugal	pt Polvo-gigante-do-pacífico	–
Spain	es Pulpo gigante del Pacífico [Octopus dofleini synonym for Enteroctopus dofleini]	Galicia: Polbo xigante do Pacífico [Octopus dofleini synonym for Enteroctopus dofleini]

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)

Scientific name

Enteroctopus dofleini

Author

(Wülker, 1910)

Rank

Species

FAO code

OQF

Taxonomic classification

ClassCephalopoda
- OrderOctopoda
  - FamilyOctopodidae
    - GenusEnteroctopus
      - SpeciesEnteroctopus dofleini

Synonyms

Octopus punctatus Gabb, 1862
Polypus apollyon Berry, 1912
Polypus dofleini Wülker, 1910
Octopus apollyon (S.S. Berry, 1912)
Octopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
Polypus gilbertianus Berry, 1912
Paroctopus asper Akimushkin, 1963
Octopus gilbertianus (Berry, 1912)

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)

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