East Asian Common Octopus

Octopus sinensis (commonly known as the East Asian common octopus) is a mollusk belonging to the class Cephalopoda. Octopus sinensis is a shallow-water species found in coastal temperate waters of Japan, South Korea, and China, with the species name, sinensis being Latin for "Chinese". Octopus sinensis is closely related to the Atlantic and Mediterranean common octopus, Octopus vulgaris, another octopus inhabiting the benthic zone; the two are so morphologically similar that O. sinensis was considered a population of Octopus vulgaris until 2017. Octopus sinensis are carnivores that prey upon on many shallow-water animals such as crustaceans and mollusks.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of East Asian Common 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 vulgaris
• Octopus tetricus
• Octopus djinda
• Octopus americanus
• Macroctopus maorum
• Octopus hubbsorum

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Cephalopoda

Order

Octopoda

Family

Octopodidae

Genus

Octopus

Species

Octopus sinensis

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