Species

Octopus rubescens (East pacific red octopus)

Octopus rubescens. Photo: (c) d-leo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Octopus rubescens (Commonly the East Pacific red octopus, also known as the ruby octopus, a preferred common name due to the abundance of octopus species colloquially known as red octopus) is the most commonly occurring shallow-water octopus on much of the North American West Coast, and a ubiquitous benthic predator in these habitats. Its range extends from the southern Gulf of California at least to the Gulf of Alaska, but may also occur in the western…

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