Octopus hubbsorum (also known as Hubb's octopus), is an octopus in the family Octopodidae. It is commonly found along tropical waters along the central Pacific Coast of Mexico. Here, they are one of the most commonly caught cephalopods and are commercially extremely important for the economy.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Hubb's Octopus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Octopus oculifer
- Octopus insularis
- Octopus vulgaris
- Octopus bimaculatus
- Octopus sinensis
- Octopus hummelincki
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Cephalopoda
- Order
- Octopoda
- Family
- Octopodidae
- Genus
- Octopus
- Species
- Octopus hubbsorum
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