Species FAO code: OQY

Octopus maya

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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	–
Czech Republic	cs Chobotnice	–
France	fr poulpe mexicain fr poulpe	–
Germany	de Octopus de Pulpo de Krake	–
Greece	el Χταπόδι Μεξικού	–
Hungary	hu négyszemű polip	–
Italy	it Polpo messicano	–
Poland	pl Ośmiornica meksykańska	–
Portugal	pt Polvo	–
Slovenia	sl hobotnice	–
Spain	es Pulpo maya	–
Sweden	sv Åttarmad bläckfisk	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Octopus maya Voss & Solis Ramirez, 1966

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

List item: Atlantic, Western Central

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Octopus maya Voss & Solis Ramirez, 1966

Distribution maps

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Octopus maya

Scientific name

Octopus maya

Author

Voss & Solis Ramirez, 1966

Rank

Species

FAO code

OQY

Taxonomic classification

ClassCephalopoda
- OrderOctopoda
  - FamilyOctopodidae
    - GenusOctopus
      - SpeciesOctopus maya

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Octopus maya Voss & Solis Ramirez, 1966

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 maya

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Pots (traps)

Pots and traps

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Distribution maps