Species FAO code: OQC

Octopus cyanea

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

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Belgium	fr Poulpe nl Octopus nl Achtarmige inktvis nl Inktvis	–
Cyprus	el χταπόδι Ινδοειρηνικού	–
Czech Republic	cs Chobotnice	–
France	fr poulpe [Octopus cyaneus synonym for Octopus cyanea]	–
Germany	de Octopus de Pulpo de Krake	–
Greece	el Χταπόδι Ινδο - Ειρηνικού	–
Italy	it Polpo indopacifico	–
Lithuania	lt mėlynasis aštuonkojis	–
Poland	pl Ośmiornica błękitna duża pl Ośmiornica błękitna duża [Octopus cyaneus synonym for Octopus cyanea]	–
Portugal	pt Polvo	–
Slovenia	sl hobotnice	–
Spain	es Pulpo azulón	–

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849

Scientific name

Octopus cyanea

Author

Gray, 1849

Rank

Species

FAO code

OQC

Taxonomic classification

ClassCephalopoda
- OrderOctopoda
  - FamilyOctopodidae
    - GenusOctopus
      - SpeciesOctopus cyanea

Synonyms

Octopus cyaneus Gray, 1849
Polypus herdmani Hoyle, 1904
Octopus horsti Joubin, 1898
Octopus marmoratus Hoyle, 1885
Callistoctopus magnocellatus Taki, 1964
Octopus glaber Rüppell, 1920

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0307 — Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption
  - Octopus (Octopus spp.)
    - 0307 51 00 — Live, fresh or chilled
    - 0307 59 — Other
      - 0307 59 05 — Smoked, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared
      - Other
        0307 59 10 — Frozen
        0307 59 90 — Other
16 — CHAPTER 16 - PREPARATIONS OF MEAT, OF FISH OR OF CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS OR OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 1605 — Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved
  - Molluscs
    - 1605 55 00 — Octopus

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Octopus cyanea

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest